Jessica Patterson
February 28, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A new economic impact study is highlighting the importance of trades in the Mountain State.
The West Virginia Building and Construction Trades Council worked with the Marshall Center for Business and Economic Research to underscore the contributions of building and construction. Their study’s findings show that the trades generated more than $8 billion in economic impact from 2022 to 2023.
According to the study, wages and benefits contributed to about $2 billion of that.