The public-private program Ascend West Virginia on Tuesday added a fourth destination where out-of-state workers can apply to live.
to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has welcomed 143 new residents in the year since it launched, officials announced Tuesday.
"You couldn’t ask for a more small-town charm with amazing music and vibrancy and an incredible recreation scene," Brad D. Smith, who is the program’s founder and current president of Marshall University, said at a news conference.Applications also are being accepted to the three areas previously announced since the program launched in April 2021: the northern college town of Morgantown, the Greenbrier Valley in the southeastern corner of the state, and the Eastern Panhandle.
Program participant Ben Frohman moved to Morgantown a year ago from Arlington, Virginia. He was a federal government employee and has since transitioned into the private sector with a national security advisory firm. He also enrolled in a graduate degree program.
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