Lorenze said Black Diamond Realty expects to announce 14-15 deals it has closed this quarter in October. That area on Morgantown’s north side is not the only development that’s growing. “WestRidge is currently negotiating with many new and exciting retail offerings for the market, while also planning close to 100 acres of a Class A Business Park that is currently being marketed on a national level to attract and recruit businesses to Morgantown.” “There are currently 149 acres under construction, 90 of which have letters of interest, signed purchase agreements or have already been sold,” Childs said. Holly Childs, WestRidge’s director of business development and external relations, said despite road and utility construction just getting underway, there is substantial pre-leasing interest in the development. In that area, one of the newest developments under construction is WestRidge, a 1,000-acre mixed-use development that will have five neighborhoods, two medical office buildings, a shopping center and a corporate office park. That shows the importance of infrastructure.” It was funded half by county and half by the federal government and designed by the local, state and federal people. That is the first interchange in the country that was a collaboration and cooperation between the state and county government. “That whole area is possible, really, because of the interchange (Interstate 79 Exit 153). Now it’s developed almost all the way down to the new interchange on the other side,” Callen said. “To put it in perspective, in 2013, at University Town Centre, the road ended at Walmart on the east side and at Ashley Furniture next to Dick’s Sporting on the west side. The North Central West Virginia Economic Outlook 2017-2021, compiled by the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, says the build-out of major developments, such as University Town Centre, Suncrest Towne Centre and Fort Pierpont off Interstate 68 Exit 7 will drive growth in new retail, dining, lodging and entertainment businesses. Calls to Dave & Buster’s corporate office were not returned. As far as Callen knows, the company hasn’t done more than look. Some are true, and some are not.”Ĭallen did confirm that Dave & Buster’s, a nationwide chain of restaurant-arcades, looked at WestRidge Business and Retail Park at the new Interstate 79 Exit 153. That’s why I’m hesitant to give credence to rumors. Amazon was looking here and ended up going to Berkeley County. “They may just have shown an interest or given a letter of intent. “It’s up to the companies to release their plans,” Callen said. “There are a number of things coming.”Ĭallen is always hesitant to say that a business is coming for sure. “There’s a whole new strip mall up there across from Suncrest Towne Centre that has MVB Bank, a new Starbucks and Penn Station East Coast Subs,” Callen said. Growing almost as fast as shopping centers is the excitement as residents speculate on what new business may be opening soon.Įldon Callen, vice president of Governmental Affairs, Community/Economic Development at the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce, said he has recently celebrated a number of grand openings, including Fusion Japanese Steakhouse, which has locations in Parkersburg and Wheeling, plus, Washington and Grove City, Pa. “Now, you have a dozen restaurants within a half-mile radius,” said Lorenze, principal at Black Diamond Realty. The 311 th RCS is headquartered at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.When David Lorenze was growing up in Morgantown, there were roughly a dozen restaurants to choose from in the whole town. They have an area of operation that is 69,000 square miles from Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia to Maryland. The 311th RCS includes 96 active duty and 10 civilian personnel, 60 recruiting offices, three Military Entrance Processing Stations. Brooks, is one of the nine recruiting squadrons, within the 360th Recruiting Group, that is responsible for inspiring, engaging, and recruiting future Airmen to deliver airpower for America. The 311th Recruiting Squadron, commanded by Lt.
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