Document Type
Report
Publication Date
Winter 1-2020
College/Unit
Chambers College of Business and Economics
Department/Program/Center
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
Subject
Economic Profile of the Potomac Highlands
Abstract
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 provide a comprehensive set of action plans to provide direction for the region’s policy makers to enhance the area’s economic growth. In this report, we examine the economic impact of the Sugar Grove Naval Center’s closure and provide a profile of the broader economy of the Potomac Highlands region.
Digital Commons Citation
Bowen, Eric; Christiadi; and Lego, Brian, "An Economic Profile of the Potomac Highlands Region in West Virginia" (2020). Bureau of Business & Economic Research. 320.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/bureau_be/320