Advantage Valley, Inc.

08/20/2026

🤖 Are customers finding your business through AI?

Search is changing. It’s no longer just about ranking on Google—it’s increasingly about being recommended by tools like ChatGPT and Claude.

Join Katie and Enhao with Founded Outdoors for a FREE webinar on how AI evaluates your website, business information and customer reviews—and how you can improve the signals that help AI understand and recommend your business.

📅 September 23
⏰ 1–2:30 p.m.
💻 FREE virtual webinar
✅ No technical background needed!

Register now! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cAHOn21ZTsa8uHxV5QUX7Q

Terrell Ellis

08/10/2026

🏠 A preview of what’s ahead for housing in the Advantage Valley region.

Advantage Valley President & CEO Terrell Ellis shared highlights today with Rotary from our soon-to-be-released 2026 Advantage Valley Housing Needs Assessment Update.

Want to hear the full findings? Join us August 27 at 10 a.m. for a free webinar with Bowen National Research exploring the region’s changing housing needs, development opportunities and what they mean for future growth.

👉 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pSW68-88Ra2PR6p9Wh_P7w

08/04/2026

Can housing keep pace with regional growth? 🏠

Join us August 27 for the release of the 2026 Advantage Valley Housing Needs Assessment Update.

Employers, community leaders, developers, builders and residents are all encouraged to attend. 📊

Register today:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pSW68-88Ra2PR6p9Wh_P7w



(This housing assessment includes Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Roane, and Wayne Counties in WV.)

07/28/2026

A sincere thank you to the Putnam County Commission for investing in Advantage Valley.

Your support helps us recruit new companies, strengthen our workforce, and empower entrepreneurs through programs like FASTER WV. Together, we are building a stronger, more competitive region.

We’re grateful to have you as a partner in our work!

View our list of investors here: https://advantagevalley.com/2026-investors/

07/24/2026

Big ideas are coming to Main Street! 🤖🚀

Huntington Analytics and Advantage Valley’s FASTER WV entrepreneurship program have received $15,000 in grant funding and AWS Promotional Credits to launch an exciting new AI Executive Assistant Pilot for West Virginia small businesses.

The goal? Help business owners spend less time on emails, calendars, invoices, notes and reporting—and more time growing their companies. 📈

We are proud to partner with innovative West Virginia startup Huntington Analytics to put emerging technology to work for our region’s entrepreneurs!

🔗 Read more here:

https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2026/07/23/wvpec-claude-worthington-benedum-foundation-name-recipients-of-inaugural-focus-forward-grants

City of Huntington, WV

07/22/2026

📢 We're Seeking a Consultant!

Advantage Valley is inviting proposals from qualified consultants or consulting teams to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of our FASTER WV entrepreneurial support program.

We're looking for an experienced partner to assess how FASTER WV has helped entrepreneurs and small businesses grow, create jobs, access capital, and strengthen the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem—while identifying opportunities to make the program even stronger for the future.

📄 The Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open.
📅 Proposal Deadline: August 15th
🔗 Learn more here: https://advantagevalley.com/were-hiring-consultant/

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07/17/2026

⚡ Big news for West Virginia and Appalachia this week!

A WVU-led partnership has been selected for a potential $321 million public-private initiative focused on grid security, energy storage, cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing. 🔋🏭

As demand grows from data centers, AI and reshored industries, Appalachia is increasingly positioned to help build the technologies, infrastructure and workforce America needs next.

Read more: https://wvmetronews.com/2026/07/14/wvu-led-partnership-awarded-320-million-to-develop-advanced-manufacturing-grid-security/

The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium a big winner in National Science Foundation competition.

07/13/2026

A sincere thank you to Quality Insights for investing in Advantage Valley.

Your support helps us recruit new companies, strengthen existing businesses, and empower entrepreneurs through programs like FASTER WV. Together, we are building a stronger, more competitive region.

We’re grateful to have you as a partner in our work!

See our full page of investors, here: https://advantagevalley.com/2026-investors/

07/08/2026

Thank you West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) for your generous investment in Advantage Valley, Inc.

Your leadership supports business attraction, business retention, and entrepreneurial development across our 9 county region.

We are so very grateful for your partnership!

West Virginia International Yeager Airport - CRW

07/07/2026

We’re hiring!

Advantage Valley, Inc. is seeking a Director of Strategic Initiatives to support regional economic development across the Charleston-Huntington Metro Region, with a focus on the Expanding Markets program, business attraction, site development, and research.

View the job description and how to apply here: https://advantagevalley.com/were-hiring-director-of-strategic-initiatives/

Accepting applications through July 31, 2026.

Terrell Ellis