Marshall Innovation District represents a $200M plus, visionary venture
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – If you’ve driven along Fourth Avenue near Marshall University’s campus, chances are you’ve noticed some big changes. It’s all part of the Marshall Innovation District — what the university refers to as “a visionary $200+ million initiative at the nexus of Downtown Huntington and Marshall University.” The Marshall University Innovation District […]
Worth the Wait: Massive Menards Facility Set to Serve Region as Doors to Open on City’s Next Retail Hub
By Jeff Toquinto on January 24, 2024 If good things truly come to those who wait, then resident of Bridgeport and the surrounding area are in for a treat with the opening of Menards. Today, officials with the company publicly confirmed the opening date for next Tuesday, Jan. 30 for the massive retailer opening at […]
Nearly $15 Million in Building Permits Filed, Paid for as Work on Highly Anticipated Menards Can Begin
By Jeff Toquinto on April 03, 2023 After much anticipation, the City of Bridgeport, the region, and the Charles Pointe development got great news this afternoon. The much anticipated building permit setting the state for Menards to begin construction has been filed and paid for. The building permit, which cost $105,000, is actually building permits. […]
Ross Dress for Less to Open a New Store in Barboursville, West Virginia
Published Oct 3, 2022 8:30AM EDT Dublin, California, October 3, 2022 – Ross Dress for Less® (“Ross”) will open a new store in Barboursville on October 8, 2022. The 21,500 square foot store is located in Merritt Creek Farm Shopping Center, at the northeast corner of INTERSTATE 64 and Big Ben Bowen Highway. Together, Ross Dress […]
Charles Pointe approves $2.3 million project for 45 additional single-family homes
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on July 14, 2022 Forty-five more quality built single-family homes are coming to the Worthington Village neighborhood at Charles Pointe. Genesis Partners, the developer of the 1,700-acre Charles Pointe development, said that Preston Contractors, Inc. of Kingwood has been selected to prepare a 20-acre site for the expansion of one of Bridgeport’s […]
Four new retail stores under construction at Tanyard Station
By: Fred Pace fpace@hdmediallc.com BARBOURSVILLE – Anyone who has driven by the Tanyard Station shopping center in Barboursville can see construction is back after some delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent Roswall, a native of Barboursville and co-owner of INTERSTATE Realty of Bristol, Tennessee, the developer of Tanyard Station, says four new retail stores […]
Academy Sports + Outdoors opening first store in West Virginia
Academy Sports + Outdoors. (PRNewsFoto/ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOOR) By WSAZ News Staff Published: Jan. 25, 2022 at 10:33 AM EST CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Academy Sports + Outdoors announced Tuesday it will open its first location in West Virginia later this year. The sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer will open its Cabell County […]
BUSINESS BEAT: Starbucks, Qdoba, Papa John’s coming to Stadium Center in Huntington
HUNTINGTON — The developers of Tanyard Station in Barboursville announced tenants and new site plans at the former Burger King site on 5th Avenue in downtown Huntington. Brent Roswall, developer with INTERSTATE Development Co. LLC, said a Starbucks, Qdoba and Papa John’s will be three new businesses at the site called “The Stadium Center.” The […]
South Charleston mayor optimistic about shopping mall project
The real estate sign has been there for years. At first, it sat beside what looked like a swamp, prompting a motorist to think of the old “Hey, if you believe that, I’ve got 40 acres of swampland I’ll sell you.” It’s never been a joke, South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens said, or even worse, […]
Groundbreaking Ceremony Scheduled at Former FMC location in South Charleston
South Charleston, W.Va. – A Ceremonial Groundbreaking will take place on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the former FMC fly ash pond, whose entrance is located directly across from Riverwalk Plaza on MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston, WV. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will be conducted by Mayor […]