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 Gov. Manchin Encourages
New Regional Effort
 The Advantage
Valley model has often been cited as proof
that regional marketing works. Gov. Joe
Manchin recently signed an Executive Order
No. 05-09 that officially recognizes
Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson and Morgan
counties as the Western Potomac Economic
Partnership (West-PEP).
The Executive
Order directs the West Virginia Development
Office to help provide assistance to
West-PEP by encouraging businesses to expand
or relocate within West-PEP, help package
current incentives and evaluate prospective
development tools that may be needed. The
Executive Order also stipulates that the
region’s economic development agencies work
together to promote West-PEP.
Advantage
Valley’s local economic development
authorities have been working cooperatively
since 1996.
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