Mingo Getting $1.4M in EDA Grants
When the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority and the Mingo County PSD jointly received nearly $1.4 million in EDA (Economic Development Administration) funding last week, the agencies’ focus on tourism as economic development got even narrower and the expansion just a little broader. The funding received by the MCRA, which the EDA officially refers to as an “Assistance to Coal Communities” (ACC) award, was one of several awards doled out to various economic development entit
MCRA gets Grant for Twisted Gun Development
The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (MCRA) in Williamson has received a $1.392 million grant to help develop the Twisted Gun Golf Course. The grant, announced Wednesday, will help provide provide water service to the new Twisted Gun Gap development and the Hatfield-McCoy trail system. According to grantee estimates, the project will help create 55 new jobs and generate $7.5 in private investment. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced several grants as she wa
MCRA: CDC Grant will Help Mingo
The Wayne County company whose goal is to assist formerly unemployed and unskilled people — including those who live in Mingo County — get the training they need in on-the-job settings like construction, agriculture, solar and mine land reclamation, got some financial assistance this week. Officials announced on Monday that Coalfield Development Corporation has been awarded nearly $781,000 to help the company further its mission in increasing job training programs and service
