ACT Now Coaltion

Focusing On Building A New Economy For Southern West Virginia.

The ACT (Appalachian Community Transformation) Now Coalition (ACT Now) is a collaboration of key West Virginia cities, economic revitalization organizations, leading academic institutions, and private sector innovators that aims to spur job growth in 21 economically distressed counties in Southern West Virginia.

The ACT Now Coalition will create 5,000 new direct full-time and 15,000 indirect jobs, create 125 new businesses, and leverage $250+ million in private sector investment.

ACT Now will transform the struggling Southern West Virginia region with economic investments and job creation in the solar industry, expansion of technology businesses, upgrades to buildings to be more energy efficient, the transformation of abandoned mine lands into new economic assets, and the redevelopment of industrial spaces and “brownfields” for 21st century manufacturing (the term “brownfield” refers to formerly industrial properties positioned for redevelopment that are often complicated by the presence of hazardous substances or environmental pollutants that require abatement. Once remediated, brownfield properties can transform dilapidated or contaminated structures from liabilities into community assets.)

Our North Star Goal:

A just transition from coal that establishes West Virginia as the global leader in climate resilience.

Focused on Economic Development and Global Competitiveness for West Virginia.

Our Strategic Threads:

Our Strategic Threads unify our eight projects and are the guiding forces in achieving our goals, critical to building a new Appalachian economy.