Category: Announcements

  • Create WV Releases Report on WVU Stakeholder Concerns


    Non-profit seeks dialogue with WVU Leaders READ THE REPORT – Visioning for a Future WVU: A Preliminary Report on Community-driven Transformation CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After conducting a series of in-person meetings and an online survey, Create West Virginia (CWV) is asking West Virginia University and its Board of Governors to listen to alumni and other…

  • Create West Virginia hosts meetings on WVU’s future


    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday, August 28, 2023CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Create West Virginia, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating West Virginia’s innovation economy, will host a series of meetings for West Virginia University alumni and stakeholders to meet and share their ideas and visions for a WVU of the future. The series of meetings, titled…

  • Announcing the Create WV Discord Server!


    West Virginians are creative. We are also distant. It’s in our topography, and it was built into our economic system. There is a reason we earned the title: “Socially Distant Since 1863” Create WV has put all the energy and community you know and love from our conferences over years past into a virtual space…

  • WVU Forward finalizes a blueprint for economic growth

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    Overview The West Virginia Forward collaborative is a pioneering initiative, jointly executed by West Virginia University (WVU) and the State of West Virginia. With a focus on diversifying and fortifying West Virginia’s economy, this report is not just an analysis but a blueprint for the State’s economic evolution. About the WVU Forward Collaborative West Virginia…

  • Vote for Creativity!


    We’re not so organized here at Create WV to have an actual voting guide, but we did want to outline some key themes that we look for in candidates who have the potential to affect positive change in West Virginia. Before you hit those long lines on Tuesday, consider: These are broad guidelines of course,…

  • Calling for Guest Bloggers


    Do you have a vision to share? A story to tell from your corner of West Virginia? An insight from your experiences outside the state? A view of what works to nurture creative energy and solutions in our state? Then please contact us. We want this blog to be a platform for voices across all…

  • Launch Day – An Invitation to Create


    This morning we launch the Create West Virginia initiative to the world. And by world, I mean whomever shows up at the Walker Theater at the Clay Center in Charleston or via webcast. I have to admit, we’re not sure what to expect. Will a media who’s seen and heard it all in this state…

  • West Virginia – A Place to Create


    Hi there. Welcome to Create West Virginia. Or, if you prefer – Create,WV. We like to think of this as a virtual “place” where citizens and friends of West Virginia can come and share their thoughts on how the Mountain State can develop into one of the most innovative, diverse, creative places on Earth. Sound…