Opportunity Appalachia
West Virginia
16 Public Projects
Opportunity Appalachia has selected 16 portfolio projects in OZ in Central Appalachia, designed to bring jobs, business support, and investment to hard-hit rural communities. These projects propose to create over 1,800 jobs and attract over $235M in financing to develop manufacturing facilities, downtown development, tech business, agricultural facilities, hotels, broadband deployment, and retail enterprises.
These proposed projects are particularly important at this challenging time as local economies look to restart once public health concerns resolve. Opportunity Appalachia will work closely with both private investors and Federal agencies that have prioritized support for Opportunity Zone (OZ) communities, an essential component of our national economic recovery.
Opportunity Appalachia has been recognized as a leading OZ Catalyst by Forbes in The Forbes OZ 20: Top Opportunity Zone Catalysts. This selection was made through a partnership between the Sorenson Impact Center and Forbes recognizing community organizations and OZ Funds that are committed to achieving equitable economic growth in underserved communities.
Showing 16 projects:
Grafton, WV
The Cohen Building
The completed Cohen project will be a mixed-use facility that provides space for both nonprofit and ...
Huntington, WV
Hotel Prichard Revitalization
Cornerstone has partnered with Winterwood to completely restore the historic Hotel Prichard, to prov...
Athens, OH
Zanesville Gateway Project
The Zanesville Gateway Project (ZGP) possesses all of the necessary requirements for any type of dev...
Charleston, WV
Staats Building
1st floor: 10,000 sf, open space, indoor farmer’s market-style venue with multiple local, regional, ...
Galax, VA
Vaughan Furniture Building
The mixed-use redevelopment of this anchor building with approximately 10 acres under roof will crea...
Somerset, OH
Hotel Swisher
Hotel Swisher is privately owned through Hotel Swisher Limited/ Michelle Robinson. Hotel development...
Youngstown, OH
20 Federal Place
Built in 1926 as a luxury department store by Strouss-Hirschberg Company, this 300,00 building occup...
Struthers, OH
Green Industrial Manufacturing Ecosystem (GIME)
In 1978, CASTLO Community Improvement Corporation became a source of hope for our local communities....
Athens, OH
Canal Warehouse Restoration
The Canal Warehouse is a historic warehouse at the intersection of Main and Mulberry Streets in down...
Bristol, VA
Bristol, VA Sports/ Multi-Use Facility
The proposed sports facility will be a multi-use indoor sports facility consisting of 8 basketball c...
Elkins, WV
Tygart Hotel
The former grand hotel of Elkins built in 1907, Woodlands acquired the historic Tygart Hotel in 2018...
Huntington, WV
Thundercloud Fiber Network and Data Center
The centerpiece of the project includes an “Edge Data Center”. Edge data centers differ from the mas...
Bluefield, WV
Virginia Ave Warehouse
This project is to renovate/preserve a historic 1900’s warehouse located on main street Bluefield VA...
Fries, VA
NEO SPF - Specific Pathogen Free Sheep Production
NEO is a 15 year mature company that has created a flock of specific pathogen free (SPF) sheep free ...
McConnelsville, OH
Regional Grocery Store (Kroger) Expansion
The existing Kroger store in McConnelsville is the smallest store in the US at 6,000 feet. By expand...
Bluefield, WV
Virginia Ave Boutique Hotel
This project is to renovate a historic 3 story early 1900’s warehouse located on main street Bluefie...
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