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An Economic Profile Of The Potomac Highlands Region In West Virginia, Eric Bowen, Christiadi, Brian Lego
An Economic Profile Of The Potomac Highlands Region In West Virginia, Eric Bowen, Christiadi, Brian Lego
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands region—consisting of Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, Mineral, and Pendleton counties—experienced a significant economic disruption in 2015 when the Sugar Grove Naval Station closed its doors. The Naval Station, which was designed to monitor communications transmissions for the military and National Security Agency, made a significant contribution to the Pendleton County economy, and to the broader Potomac Highlands region. This study is part of a series of reports from West Virginia University researchers at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, the Regional Research Institute, and the Brownfields Assistance Center that evaluate the Potomac Highlands region’s economy and …