Sep 16, 2021 | Agriculture, Entrepreneurs
Remember that old song Home, Home On The Range? Now, you, and Neil Young, can visit a home where the buffalo roam right here in West Virginia. Liz Riffle, owner of Riffle Farms: American Bison, located in Preston County, began her foray into bison cattle farming...
Sep 9, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Retail
A&K Clothing is a locally owned business and manufacturer operating out of Enterprise, West Virginia. Amanda Stevens, the one-man band and owner of the company, is a Fairmont State University graduate and a proud native of the Mountain State. Since opening shop...
Sep 2, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Retail
Amanda McDaniel and her father, John, set out three years ago to restore a lost trade. As a retirement project combined with an entrepreneurial dream, the two of them opened Shenandoah Planing Mill, a full-service lumber mill offering dimensional hardwoods, flooring,...
Aug 26, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Retail
Jon Napier began collecting vinyl records early in college. After what grew into a profound love for music, the arts and live entertainment, he and his partner opened Nail City Record in the heart of downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. Napier, a Wheeling native,...
Aug 19, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Food and Drink
Stephen Mann of MannCave Distillery is the most decorated distiller you’ve never heard of. Yet, in his more than three years in the small town of Weston, West Virginia, Mann says, “Some people still don’t know who we are.” A lack of communal...
Aug 12, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Retail
Samantha Haddix bargained her way to what she considers a treasure trove. Fourteen months ago, Haddix began purchasing pallets of miscellaneous items to sell online as a hobby. But after several trips to Ohio to pick up her inventory, she began to notice a trend. Her...
