Appalachian Power Awards Economic Development Grants
HUNTINGTON - The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority has been awarded a $20,000 grant to support a new strategic marketing plan and related marketing materials for the Mingo County Wood Products Industrial Park. The EDGE Grant was recently awarded by Appalachian Power. MCRA was one of more than 20 government and nonprofit organizations to recently receive grant funding from Appalachian Power in support of programs and initiatives that attract industry and encourage business


Officials: Small Jet Manufacturer Showing Interest in Mingo County
A small jet manufacturer located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is currently expressing interest in becoming the first manufacturing client at the county’s new Air Transportation Park. During last week’s Mingo County Redevelopment Authority meeting, Executive Director Leasha Johnson told board members that she was contacted by an official in mid-October about the possibility of his company developing a prototype of a lightweight jet that can deploy and rebuild broadband and c