Jan 7, 2021 | Education, Entrepreneurs, Positively West Virginia, Retail
Paul Yandura and Donald Hitchcock, owners of The Lost River Trading Post, in Wardensville, love West Virginia and believe they can help change the perceptions and stereotypes about the state through their business – one customer at a time. In 2008, while living...
Dec 31, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Food and Drink, Positively West Virginia, Retail
Terri Giles, former Economic Development Director for Senator Rockefeller, is now taking a look at West Virginia’s communities from the perspective of a honey bee. Terri has watched small communities in the state lose their industry, small businesses and economic...
Sep 28, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Positively West Virginia, Retail
The Tea Shoppe, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, carries over 180 teas, teaware, accessories and giftware. The Tea Shoppe serves afternoon tea, gourmet sandwiches and paninis, fresh salads, quiche, scones and freshly baked sweets. The Tea Shoppe provides...
Aug 31, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Positively West Virginia, Retail
Gina Jordan and Victoria Kesner are co-owners of Gina’s Soft Cloth Shop in Romney, WV. All of their products are cut, sewn, finished, packed and shipped directly from their shop. They make reusable products such as paperless towels and baby wipes that they sell in...
Aug 25, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Positively West Virginia, Retail
John Obrist is the owner of WineJug in Weirton, West Virginia. WineJug is a wine specialty retail store and online company designed to offer incredible wine across a spectrum of price ranges. Since John and his team try to taste many of the wines they sell personally,...
May 26, 2020 | Positively West Virginia, Retail
Eric Watkins is the owner of The Fighter Store, located in Morgantown, West Virginia – in Monongalia County. Watkins was raised in Morgantown since the age of four years old. At the age of 24, he decided to go to college at West Virginia University as an...