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At Black Diamond Realty, we work to provide continual resources, tips, articles and education for your commercial real estate needs. Our news page is dedicated to providing our clients and customers with an online resource center to find helpful and relevant information throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, but also local and state-wide trends throughout West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Ohio. Check out our monthly newsletters plus visit some pertinent economic news affecting real estate markets serviced by Black Diamond Realty.
Sen. Capito secures $26M for Morgantown Industrial Park road project; bill heads to full Senate
Improvements may be coming to the Morgantown Industrial Park. The Senate Appropriations Committee has sent forth a bill to the Senate that includes $26 million earmarked for the Morgantown Industrial Park bridge and access road project. The funding, requested by West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito, would be used to [...]
Q2 Closed Transactions | 16 Closed Transactions
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July Newsletter: Summer in Full Swing
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CCIM Institute President’s Message | June 2024
CCIM Institute President's Message | June 2024 Dear CCIMs, Reflecting on last month's accomplishments, I am incredibly proud of our continuous efforts as an organization and our CCIM community. From our most talked-about booth at ICSC Las Vegas to our Designees and candidates taking part in the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in [...]
June Industry Newsletter: Office Offerings
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Researchers in Pittsburgh discover large source of lithium in Pennsylvania
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a significant amount of lithium in the wastewater from Marcellus Shale gas wells in Pennsylvania. This finding indicates that up to 40 percent of the lithium needed in the United States could be sourced from this wastewater. The research, led by Justin [...]
June Newsletter: Healthcare Expansion and Prime Opportunities
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May Industry Newsletter: Land/Development Opportunities
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May Newsletter: Spring Promo / Gala Events / and a New Team Member
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Gov. Justice, Sen. Capito Celebrate Aurora Flight Sciences Expansion in Bridgeport, West Virginia
Aurora Flight Sciences now has plenty of additional space to spread its wings on the campus of North Central West Virginia Airport. While still attached to the main facility, this new expansion is almost an "entirely new building" and adds nearly 50,000 square feet to the existing footprint. West Virginia [...]
Q1 Closed Transactions | 24 Closed Transactions
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WVU Medicine to Relocate and Expand WVU Eye Institute
The WVU Eye Institute, the most comprehensive ophthalmology group in the state, will expand its clinical, educational, and research efforts when it moves into its new location at the intersection of Van Voorhis Road and Elmer Prince Drive in Morgantown. The WVU Health System Board of Directors approved $233.5 million in funding to construct [...]
West Virginia University Medicine plans to launch new insurance provider Peak Health by January 2023
WVU Medicine President: New effort “allows us to focus on improving the health of a patient and lowering the cost of care.” West Virginia University Medicine plans to launch new insurance provider Peak Health by January 2023 Mission is to make health care more accessible, understandable, and collaborative MORGANTOWN, W.Va. [...]
Morgantown Municipal Airport seeing positive growth coming out of pandemic; runway extension project underway, art gallery opened, more planned
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — It has been a year of positive developments for the Morgantown Municipal Airport, with ribbon cutting ceremonies for everything from runway extension work to an art gallery. The enormous empty lot behind the airport will serve two purposes, with the project seeing the city and [...]
MIP ‘strategically located’ to Attract businesses
The Morgantown Industrial Park (MIP) is preparing for expansion, and with expansion, owners hope to bring jobs into the area. “We think we’re strategically located and will be an attractive place for someone looking to build and to come into north-central West Virginia,” said Glenn Adrian co-owner of Enrout Properties, [...]
An Old Fight with New Weapons
A lot has changed since President Richard Nixon declared a “war on cancer” by signing the National Cancer Act in 1971. Diagnoses are made sooner. Treatments are more precise. Awareness is up. Mortality is down. But just because cancer survival rates have improved overall doesn’t mean we’re ready for the [...]
MHIRJ Aviation Inc. announces hiring plan for 300 available positions at Bridgeport location
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – MHIRJ Aviation Inc. (MHIRJ) announced that it will be launching a recruitment campaign at both its Bridgeport, West Virginia, and Tucson, Arizona Service Centers hiring up to 300 Aircraft Technicians in Structures, Maintenance, and Avionics. “To cater to the growing demand in aftermarket services, we are currently [...]
WVU & State Announce Remote Worker Program
“I may have spent the first 22 years of my life dreaming of a way out, but I can tell you with clear eyes and full heart I’ve spent every day since looking for a way back home.” Intuit executive and Kenova native Brad Smith hopes his words inspire others [...]
Morgantown Municipal Airport & I-68 Commerce Park Work Underway
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Morgantown mayor Ron Dulaney officially broke ground on Phase I of the Morgantown Municipal Airport Runway 18-36 Extension project from the seat of an excavator Wednesday. The work includes a 1,001 foot runway extension and the beginning of the I-68 Commerce Park. President and CEO of the [...]
Gov. Justice congratulates first three cities selected for Brad & Alys Smith remote work program
A message for Jim Morris - james.morris@mail.wvu.edu CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement today after West Virginia University’s announcement that Morgantown, Shepherdstown, and Lewisburg have been selected as the first three cities selected to participate in the Brad & Alys Smith remote work program: “Today is an exciting day for West [...]
Runway Extension Project
The Morgantown Municipal Airport has the shortest runway in the state and, based on the number of flights, it is also the busiest. The airport’s lack of a longer runway acts as a hindrance to attracting and retaining additional corporate jet traffic and charter service. Inclement weather, such as snow [...]
West Virginia Gov. Justice makes income tax elimination plan top priority
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice hopes to make West Virginia the eighth state in the nation without a personal income tax. Justice outlined a strategy to phase out and eventually eliminate the state’s income tax during his 2021 State of the State Address, marking the effort as one of his [...]
West Virginia Commerce Dept., Development Office continues economic development hot streak
CHARLESTON — Over the past year, officials with the West Virginia Commerce Department and the West Virginia Development Office have continued to land one big fish after the next. From a wind farm planned for a former coal mine site to a test center for an emerging mode of transportation, [...]
From the Former Ramada Inn Transformed to a Social Services Center
MORGANTOWN — For years, local law enforcement have had no good options when dealing with individuals who have had too much to drink. An officer can spend time trying to track down a friend or family member who will take responsibility for the person. Failing that, it’s either the emergency [...]
