The West Virginia Development Office
has created the magazine West Virginia Edge to promote the state's businesses,
resources and success stories.
"West Virginia offers countless business advantages and we want
to show that our state and her people are always the right investment," said
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. "Our approach to responsible government has
produced a positive business climate for new and expanding companies that want
to grow in a stable and secure state like West Virginia."
"West Virginia Edge is
the newest tool in our ongoing campaign to aggressively promote West Virginia, inside and outside the state," said Secretary of
Commerce Keith Burdette. "The magazine is a means of getting our message
out and making people more aware of the opportunities in West Virginia."
The premiere issue is
available online at www.wvcommerce.org/EDGE. Users may access expanded online articles as
well as an interactive version optimized for iPads that integrates videos and
photo galleries into the content.
The magazine will be sent
to about 30,000 individuals and businesses. The readership includes small
business executives as well as those in Fortune 1,000 companies, state business
development agencies such as small business development centers, state and
local government officials, West Virginia economic development agencies and the state's
trade associations.
The glossy, full-color
magazine was written and designed in-house by West Virginia Department of
Commerce staff. The initial issue features the chemical industry's history
in West
Virginia
and its innovative future; the big success of small businesses; advanced
manufacturing technology; and the beckoning charms of small metros and main
streets across the state.
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