In each spring issue, West Virginia Executive (WVE) magazine recognizes 10 individuals who have demonstrated excellence in both their careers and commitment to public service.

Shortly after Brad Smith was named president of Marshall University, a strategic roadmap for future prosperity was brought to life.

The Mountain State, with its abundance of natural resources, has the ability to become a major power supplier. In recent years, policymakers and energy companies in the state have begun working to find new ways to generate more power and stabilize current energy production to push West Virginia further toward this goal.

West Virginia hosts an abundance of land and natural resources that position it as a top spot for manufacturing goods. Realizing this, many companies have decided to open or expand in West Virginia, creating and supplying products made right here in the Mountain State.

The energy strategy emerging from West Virginia’s capitol building is centered around the 50 by 50 plan, which aims to increase the state’s energy capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2050.

For a state like West Virginia, where energy production is part of our history and identity, nuclear energy represents another way to generate dependable electricity at scale.

There’s something in the water in Mount Storm, WV.
Yttrium, to be precise—and dysprosium and terbium.

Governor Patrick Morrisey awarded $2.1 million in grants to 23 counties for business-ready sites across West Virginia, providing crucial funding to prepare properties for development and position the state for future investment.

Despite the Hatfield-McCoy Mountains’ famous history of two feuding families, entities in the region today are thriving while working together.

In the heart of downtown Logan, WV, a historic building that once stood as the town’s first post office and later the regional headquarters for Appalachian Power has been given a new lease on life thanks to Founders and Owners of The 1910 Joanna and Rafael Rodighiero.

Somewhere above the Atlantic, between my small hometown of Charleston, WV, and the glittering skyline of Paris, I made peace with the fact that I would be arriving
alone but not lonely.

When West Virginia Executive (WVE) selects inductees for its four awards programs—Young Guns (YG), Sharp Shooters (SS), Lawyers & Leaders (L&L) and Health Care Hall of Fame (HCHOF)—community service remains an important aspect for each.