Welcome to the West Virginia Business Site Locator for Heritage Tourism!

This web site is your key to finding premiere tourism business locations in some of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry – cultural heritage and rural tourism.

So why open up a business in West Virginia?

In 2002, total direct expenditures in West Virginia tourism were more than $3.5 billion dollars.

Clearly,  tourism is one of the primary economic engines in West Virginia. The communities featured in this site offer businesses a chance to expand not only into a new market, but also give West Virginia residents more retail options while preserving their community’s history through the use of renovated historic buildings.

Also, the communities featured on this web site are listed on the National Register of Historic Districts. Because of this listing, all businesses locating to these towns could be eligible for a 20 percent federal tax credit and a 10 percent state tax credit for building rehabilitations.

Please take advantage of this valuable service offering ideal potential locations for your tourism business!

This web site is a project collaboration of the West Virginia Development Office and Preservation Alliance of West Virginia. The project is made possible by grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and an Appalachian Regional Commission Flex-E-Grant.