Development and Capital Investment in Morgantown

This is what development looks like in the environment of a vibrant economy. The photo at left is the Boathouse Bistro in Morgantown, West Virginia. Sure, one might say, “anyone can build a new restaurant.” But if I had turned around and snapped another photo, you would have seen a shot of the new, under-construction Marina Tower office building. Connecting all of this is the Morgantown Riverwalk path. It is undeniably cool and convenient to be able to set out on foot from the Waterfront Place Hotel and walk to several appealing destinations, such as the ampitheater, the rail trail, Oliverio’s (and several other eating/drinking establishments) and around a dozen office locations. In addition to the capital injection downtown, there’s a $1.2 billion capital investment underway in the county with the new Longview Power plant.

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