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Local Bank Support Critical to CDFI Success

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 ...

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Big Timber Shows the Big Impact of Small Businesses

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 ...

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Community Banks Provide Key Investments to Push Tygart Hotel Project Forward

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 ...

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Norton’s Ultimate Small Business

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 ...

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The World Needs More Dale’s Trails

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 ...

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Addressing Senior Housing Shortages

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 ...

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