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Parkersburg joining other W.Va. cities in effort to remove business barriers
- Parkersburg joins Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Wheeling in WV Works to remove regulatory barriers for startups.
- The Institute for Justice will partner with the five largest WV cities on West Virginia Works.
- Leaders will review barriers at municipal and state levels over 10 months with input from entrepreneurs.
- Parkersburg’s incentives include a property tax rebate, vacant building revitalization tax credit, and facade improvement grants.
- Parkersburg Development Director Ryan Barber calls the project an exciting opportunity to collaborate with peers statewide.
- Morgantown aims to reform land-use and zoning to reactivate space for small businesses.
- Institute for Justice stresses the program’s goal to end government power abuses and defend constitutional rights.
- West Virginia Works is a collaboration among the Institute for Justice, the state Secretary of State’s office, and the state entrepreneurship program.
- The plan includes sharing best practices across cities to boost West Virginia’s entrepreneurial climate.
- Parkersburg plans to present concrete policy recommendations to city representatives after the study.
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