ABOUT AdVANtage valley, Inc.

West Virginia’s Charleston – Huntington Metro Region

What is Advantage Valley?

Advantage Valley is a non-profit economic development organization that works with the State of West Virginia, local governments, county economic development authorities, sector and business leaders, chambers of commerce, academic and training institutions, and nonprofit partners to showcase our nine-county region and strengthen the economy. Our efforts represent Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne Counties.

Terrell Ellis

Executive Director

304.352.1165
terrell@advantagevalley.com

Marjorie Cooke

Marketing & Communications Director

304.541.9657
marjorie@advantagevalley.com

P.O. Box 1925 • Charleston, WV 25327

304.352.1165

2021 Advantage Valley Board of Directors

Officers

Kelley Goes

President
Jackson Kelly PLLC

Robert Burton

Vice President
West Virginia American Water

Wayne Morgan

Treasurer
WV Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council

John Stump

Secretary
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Board Members

Ashley Alford Glance

Putnam County Chamber of Commerce

Rick Atkinson

City of South Charleston

Anne Barth

TechConnect WV

Marty Becker

Bill Bissett

Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce

L. Allen Burner

Community Trust Bank, Inc.

Cathy Burns

Huntington Municipal Development Authority

Nicole Christian

Charleston Area Alliance

Layton Cottrill

Marshall University

Drew Dunlap

Putnam County Development Authority

John Fuller

REO Logistics

Todd Hooker

West Virginia Department of Commerce

Dave Lieving

Huntington Area Development Council

John Musgrave

Mason County Economic Development Authority

D. Spencer Murphy

Truist

Sean Simon

Pickering Associates

John Spoor

State Electric Company

Heather Vanater

Appalachian Power

Matt Wagner

Huntington Federal Savings Bank

Charlotte Weber

Robert C. Byrd Institute

Mark Whitley

Jackson County Development Authority

Recent Press

$1.3 Million Dollar Federal Grant Announced to Stimulate Job Growth for 9-County Advantage Valley Region

Charleston - Huntington, WV. August 17, 2021— The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration has announced a $1.3 million...

Kick-starting startups: FASTER WV aims to help entrepreneurs launch successful businesses

via The Daily Mail West Virginia has the lowest rate of new business startups of any state in the nation. Improving that statistic is the goal of an...

Advantage Valley providing results behind idea of regional cooperation, director says

via The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON — Recent talk of combining metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) in southern West Virginia sounds like a good...

Advantage Valley Levels of Giving

If your organization would like to support our efforts to promote the Advantage Valley region more effectively, please consider a donation of any size. Larger donations also qualify for membership

Partner Member

$2,000

includes Board Vote

Associate Member

$1,000

Affiliate Member

$500

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Advantage Valley’s Partners

Advantage Valley is a non-profit economic development organization that works with the State of West Virginia, local governments, county economic development authorities, sector and business leaders, chambers of commerce, academic and training institutions, and nonprofit partners in order to showcase our nine-county region and strengthen the economy. We’re proud of these many local partners who have joined together to promote our unified vision for growth.

Chambers of Commerce

Charleston Area Alliance | Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce | Putnam County Chamber of Commerce | South Charleston Chamber of Commerce | St. Albans Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development Groups