Berkeley County News
400 new jobs expected at Quad
May 6, 2011 - Thanks to a $15 million investment by Quad/Graphics Inc., an additional 400 new jobs will be created locally at the company's Cumbo Yard plant and another facility it recently acquired, Worldcolor, in a move designed to strengthen >>Full Story
Leaders welcome Macy's
April 16, 2011 - The "magic of Macy's" is now more than an advertising jingle locally, thanks to Friday morning's groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of construction on >>Full Story
Officials: Teamwork was secret to Macy's deal -- Firm to have $30 million annual payroll.
December 15, 2010 - Teamwork was the driving force behind the successful recruitment of the Macy's Inc. fulfillment distribution center to Berkeley County, an effort that involved local people in the public and private sectors, according to officials familiar with the effort. >> Full Story
Officials: Macy's, local workers will be good fit.
December 15, 2010 - State employment and development agree Macy's new fulfillment distribution center will find a good supply of qualified workers when the company is ready to consider hiring, probably in late 2011 since it is expected to be fully operational in mid-2012. >>Full Story
Macy’s: Location important to selection
Berkeley County's strategic location, both along Interstate 81 and in relationship to Macy's Inc.'s online customers in Northeast and mid-Atlantic states, weighed heavily in its favor when it was time to choose a site for the company's new fulfillment center. >>Full Story
Jobs Announcement >>Video
1K new jobs coming to area - Macy's decides to locate new center in Berkeley County at Cumbo Yard
December 14, 2010 - Approximately 1,200 full-time and 700 part-time temporary seasonal positions, are coming to the area thanks to the decision by Macy's Inc. to locate a new$150 million fulfillment distribution center here, Berkeley County Officials announced late Monday afternoon. >> Full Story
November Issue of Imagine That Newsletter >>Full Story
Berkeley County registers largest population growth
West Virginia increased its population between 2000 and 2009, even as Kanawha and 33 other counties in the state saw their number of residents decline....>>Full Story
HMS takes No. 11 ranking in
prestigious list
HMS Technologies Inc. announced this week that the company has again made the prestigious Washington Technology Fast 50, 2010, debuting at No. 11. >>Full Story
August 2010 ImagineThat Newletter >> Full Story
Stephen Christian, BCDA Executive Director, Requests Support of Water District Board
Berkeley County Public Service Water District board members have agreed to help with the installation of a water main on Caperton Boulevard, a move that will eventually benefit the district when its new combined administrative/maintenance building is constructed at Cumbo Yard. >>Full Story
Royce Too LLC hosts celebration at new warehouse/distribution facility
Describing it as a second new beginning, Steve Lowenthal gave a brief history of Royce Too LLC during the grand opening of its new warehousing and distribution center at the Shockey Commerce Center in the old GM plant north of Martinsburg. >>Full story
Nation’s Largest Distributor of High Density Polyethylene Pipe Locates in Martinsburg
ISCO Industries purchased the former Allensville Planing Mill Inc. facility at 701 Mid-Atlantic Parkway in the industrial park north of Martinsburg. >>Full Story
February 2010 Quarterly Newsletter
Berkeley County Companies Receive Export Awards from Governor
Four Berkeley County companies were honored by Governor Joe Manchin May 27th in Charleston. Governor Manchin joined the West Virginia Export Council and the U.S. Department of Commerce to present the companies with the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry. Brentwood Industries, Chem-Pak Inc, DSI Mining Americas (formerly Fasloc Inc) and Power Sonix received awards. A total of 49 West Virginia businesses received the award for successfully exporting to a new country in the past year. >> Full Story
HMS Technologies is Fastest Growing Private Business in WV
HMS Technologies Inc. is in good company having been selected as one of Inc. Magazine's 500 fastest growing companies in the nation for 2009. That's because the Berkeley County-based firm will now join an exclusive list that has included such well-known companies as Microsoft and Oracle, firms that gained early exposure as members of the Inc.500 in previous years.
In this year's list, HMS Technologies, which has had a growth rate of 2,700 percent over the last four years and revenues totaling $22.6 million in 2008, was ranked the 45th fastest growing private company. Also according to Inc. Magazine, HMS Technologies is the No. 1 fastest growing privately held business in West Virginia. >>Full Story
Road Leads to the Future for Berkeley County Business Park
The new connector from U.S. 11 to the Interstate 81 Tabler Station exit south of Martinsburg is several months from being completed, but Berkeley County Development Authority executive director Stephen L. Christian was eager to tout the road’s partial opening this week.
Connector Road Between Exit 8 of I-81 and U.S. 11 Set to Open Next Week
The first phase of a road project touted as key to development of Berkeley County’s Tabler Station Business Park south of Martinsburg is scheduled to open next week, the West Virginia Department of Transportation Division of Highways (DOH) announced Tuesday.