Have you visited the East End of Charleston, WV lately?  If not, you should head in that direction and take your laptop with you.  Enjoy the nice outdoor seating at Delish Express or view the artwork at Bluegrass Kitchen (http://www.eastendmainstreet.com/pages/restaurants.htm), while emailing your monthly report to co-workers or researching on the internet and enjoying a refreshing drink!  The East End of Main Street in Charleston now has free Wi-Fi access for the public.

Charleston, WV is spurring with progress, activity and opportunity for all types of people.  Communities, organizations and people are recognizing that there are all different types that constitute their entities.  These types include creative workers, which has become a focal point for the post-industrial development of West Virginia.  The Charleston Area Alliance August newsletter highlighted some of the specific improvements Charleston has made in the area of creative class growth.  Are you a creative class worker?  Do you add knowledge to your organization or community through intellectual development or innovation?  Do you make or create something? 

If you are a creative worker or would like to assist in the post-industrial economic development of WV by sparking and sustaining creative class growth, you can help.  There are many opportunities available to develop WV’s economic progress and the following are just a small glimpse:

East End Main Street
Generation Charleston
Gus R. Douglass Institute
Creative Capitalism Blog

Help Charleston keep the spark going for creative class growth! 

~ Josie