From revitalized properties to thriving new businesses, our portfolio highlights the projects that are shaping the future of our communities. Explore how collaboration and vision have turned opportunity into lasting success.
From revitalized properties to thriving new businesses, our portfolio highlights the projects that are shaping the future of our communities. Explore how collaboration and vision have turned opportunity into lasting success.
A producer of after-market automotive filters and other supplies has officially taken up residency in the Ohio Valley. Officials with Premium Guard Inc., based in Memphis, Tenn., hosted a grand opening Thursday morning at its facility at 491 Park Drive, unveiling the company’s newest distribution center. “Weirton will be our
Last April, when a tin mill closed in Weirton, West Virginia, it was the last remaining part of what was once a sprawling steel works. Over the last five decades, as the American steel industry declined, the town lost thousands of jobs. But in July, a new factory opened on
Once home to the TS&T Pottery Company in Chester, WV, the nine-acre riverfront site sat vacant for decades until the BDC secured funding to remediate the hazardous property. Leveraging a $5,000 Benedum Foundation grant into $1.1 million, the BDC cleared the site and prepared it for future redevelopment, transforming a long-standing brownfield into an opportunity for community growth.
Built in 1879, the historic Brooke Glass building in downtown Wellsburg has been preserved and prepared for new use thanks to a $5,000 Benedum Foundation grant and over $500,000 in additional remediation funding. In partnership with local and state agencies, the BDC ensured part of the site’s legacy remains while making way for future development.
In 2012, the BDC purchased the former Weirton Heights Volunteer Fire Department, later partnering with Domino’s Pizza to redevelop the site. The project brought the region its first dine-in Domino’s, allowing the longtime business to expand while giving new life to a vacant building.
In 2017, Canadian-based Bidell Gas Compression chose Weirton as the site of its U.S. headquarters, repurposing a former Weirton Steel machine shop. Today, the facility fabricates, leases, and services natural gas compression equipment for customers across North America and beyond.
Once home to Friday night lights, the former Newell Stadium site has been transformed into a 3.7-acre commercial property. With the help of a U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment and local investment, it is now the site of Hancock County Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Newell, WV.
Italy-based Pietro Fiorentini chose Weirton for its first U.S. manufacturing facility—a $5.5 million investment backed by local support and industrial expertise. The plant is set to create up to 45 jobs in its first phase, with expansion plans bringing even more opportunities to the region.
Once the site of Wheeling Corrugating, the Beech Bottom Industrial Park has been transformed from an idle steel factory into a thriving 40.5-acre hub. Through strategic investment and federal support, the BDC revitalized the property, now home to Jupiter Aluminum, Tenaris, and Southwestern Energy.