Let our country roads take you home to the place you belong.
Emphasizing community, purpose and the outdoors, Ascend WV is designed to support remote workers as they relocate to West Virginia in pursuit of high quality of life and an outdoor-driven lifestyle.
With young talent valuing experiences and choosing where to live first, the Smith OEDC showcases how West Virginia has an unparalleled quality of life that provides the ability to live an outdoor lifestyle while still having a fulfilling career.
Our launching point for this work is a remote worker incentive and retention program, Ascend WV.
Emphasizing community, purpose, and the outdoors, Ascend WV is designed to support remote workers and their families as they relocate to West Virginia to pursue high quality of life and an outdoor-driven lifestyle. A collaboration between the West Virginia Department of Tourism and West Virginia University, communities within the Morgantown Area, Greenbrier Valley, Eastern Panhandle, and Greater Elkins include numerous benefits:
WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research completed an analysis for the first three locations of the program that shows significant economic impact for the state and the creation of new businesses and jobs.
Header & Ascend WV Image Credit: West Virginia Department of Tourism
Ascend WV
Director
Emily Huguenin leads the Ascend WV program as its director. She comes with a wealth of experience in team leadership and program development, which is an asset to the remote worker program as it expands into new locations and initiatives take the program to new heights.