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Elkins, West Virginia, October 16, 2024 — Woodlands Community Lender, on behalf of the Mon Forest Towns Partnership, has been awarded $1,897,136 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to ...

Together with our partners at Partner Community Capital, we are presenting a series of virtual workshops targeting Recreation Economy-based businesses and best practices. A large portion of our local ...

You know all those opinions you have? All the impassioned discussions you have over coffee, dinner, or at work? Here’s a chance for your opinions to make actual change ...

At Woodlands Community Lenders, our mission is to support small businesses and foster economic growth in rural communities. One of our standout success stories this year comes from Mountainside ...

In Buckhannon, West Virginia, Sheila and Stephen Clark have carved out a niche that blends family, community, and entrepreneurship through their business, Buzz and Cluck. With a humorous nod ...

In the heart of Elkins, West Virginia, an inspiring transformation is taking place. Woodlands Development Group, is revitalizing neighborhoods by building new single-family homes on lots that were once ...

Appalachian Community Capital (ACC) formally announced the Green Bank for Rural America, an ambitious initiative aimed at empowering rural communities to thrive in the new energy economy. With a ...

The 120-year-old building survived a 20-year vacancy, fires, weatherization challenges, and the test of time to rise again as a centerpiece, economic driver, and community space in the heart ...

  Woodlands is pleased to have the support of USDA-Rural Development (USDA RD) in providing lending and technical assistance to small businesses in our region. Through USDA RD we ...

Carla and Jason Kaposy felt compelled to make an investment that could be pivotal in spurring economic development in their hometown of Petersburg, a Mon Forest Town in Grant ...

As a CDFI focused on small business development, Lenders is a complement to local banks’ loan programs, not a competitor. Hoy Ferguson, President of Davis Trust Company in Elkins ...

Dozens of community members filled Big Timber Brewing’s new tap room on Tuesday evening to learn more about a trail development plan that has been created for Elkins. Produced ...

The availability of appropriate housing for residents is a critical component of a functioning local economy. Lenders is often able to provide flexible gap financing to allow housing development ...

TipTop no longer needs us. The business now has the resources and collateral to qualify for conventional financing. But back in 2012, when Cade and Carrie Archuleta were purchasing ...

Matt and Ashley Kwasniewski were shopping around for startup capital for their craft brewery idea in 2012, just as we opened the doors of Lenders. None of the commercial ...

We are excited to announce “Lost Towns/Lost Communities” a collaboration with West Virginia artists to create artwork for the Tygart Hotel exploring five ghost towns in the Monongahela National ...

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John Bell, owner and operator of Johnny B’s Campground in southern Randolph County, takes his fishing ponds very seriously. The central feature of a multi-faceted property, his three fishing ...

Infill development describes the process of reutilizing urban or neighborhood properties for new building. Infill development targets abandoned, underutilized, dilapidated, and problem properties in neighborhoods for redevelopment. This reduces ...

Our Grace Davis Residences are ~900 square foot, 2 bedroom, 2 full bath, single story apartments that can be easily converted to be fully handicap accessible if needed. Each ...

Woodlands Development Group (Woodlands), is seeking professional artists to design and create original artwork for a Lost Towns of the Mon permanent art collection in the newly-rehabilitated Tygart Hotel ...

Our new Firefly Commons project in Elkins is complete and fully leased. The 16-unit development is made up of six duplexes and a 4-unit townhome. After many years of ...

Sandra Lucas and Michelle Ludwig, owners and operators of the popular Guilty Pleasures Sweet Shop in downtown Elkins, announced last week that they are opening a second store in ...

On a sparkling day at the tail end of winter Woodlands Development & Lending joined Nicole Coe and a host of her family and supporters to cut the ribbon ...

Invest Appalachia (IA) has announced $19M of new investment in a fund to provide capital to community economic development projects. Focused on increasing investment in Appalachia overall, 90% of ...

CLICK HERE TO APPLY Woodlands Development Group is hiring a dedicated construction journeyman to join our team. Woodlands is a non-profit organization, dedicated to serving our community through the ...

Despite everyone’s busy December schedule, a wonderfully diverse cross section of businesses and organizations attended the December Small Business Solutions meeting in Barbour County. As always, the relaxed, informal ...

A key partner in the Tygart Hotel project, Partner Community Capital, recently sent a team from their Charles Town, WV to take stock of the progress being made in ...

The Mon Forest Towns Partnership (MFTP) was formed to cultivate collaborative relationships across land and forest gateway communities. MFTP’s mission is to grow a strong, sustainable recreational economy that ...

The Belington Revitalization Committee is very excited to be able to offer the first two train rides leaving from the Golden Rule in the 21st Century. With the long-awaited ...

Woodlands is excited to be taking part in a new group created to support existing and encourage new small businesses in Barbour County. While the group’s objectives will be ...

Historic Tax Credit investments close financing gaps on Elkins’ big hotel project Tygart Hotel partners Pendleton Community Bank, Davis Trust Company, and Freedom Bank gathered on Friday, April 29th ...

Eight units in Davis are move in ready as community deliberates on what project to take on next Together with the local supporters and state champions who made this ...

We invite you to watch a bit of the story of the marvelous water powered elevator in the Golden Rule Building in Belington, WV. This innovative piece of machinery ...

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all words and photos by JoLynn Powers, reprinted with permission JoLynn Powers served as an Americorps with Woodlands during the early stages of reconstruction work on the Golden Rule ...

Since our inception in the mid-1990s Woodlands has been pushing the envelope and including green building practices on every project. Wrapped in the final package of a finished house, ...

Jeff Strahin, now-owner of Jeff’s Ultimate Grill, came to Woodlands in 2020 through the Mon Forest Business Initiative. Jeff, a veteran of the US Navy, had been living in ...

Tucker County, WV is known across the country as a mountain bike destination. With a thriving community of riders, endless miles of trails, and a growing group of local support ...

In 2016, West Virginia was officially the second oldest state in the country. At that time Woodlands and the Randolph County Housing Authority conducted a needs assessment in Randolph ...

When we completed work on our Northview Senior Apartments in 2016 the project was lauded by everyone from our US Senator Shelly Moore Capito to the new tenants of ...

Since our inception Woodlands has been driving sustainable and energy efficient building practices in our region. We use sustainable construction practices in all our building projects. Our units are ...

feature image courtesy Alpine Heritage Preservation Imagine you are an enterprising settler in the highest and wildest part of the WV wilderness in the early 1890s. The booming coal ...

Woodlands Development and Lending is excited to open the doors to tenants at the new Blackwater Avenue apartments in Davis, WV in early 2022. This community complex of 8 ...

Many of our housing and development projects are quiet, neighborhood projects that don’t demand much coverage in the press but the Golden Rule project in Belington, WV caught the ...

Key partners and investors meet at Tygart property to discuss plans for the iconic and historic Elkins property. [09.29.2021] A group of local business owners, nonprofit organization leaders, and ...