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Small Business Grant Recipients Announced

Woodlands Development & Lending is proud to announce recipients of our Spring Forward Small Business Grant Opportunity. We received over 80 proposals for this quick turnaround, $500 grant and ...

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Clementine’s Cantina and the Rebirth of Elkins’ Downtown Business District

by Ana Lucia Ubalde Immersed among century-old brick-exposed storefronts on Davis Avenue, Clementine’s Cantina stands out with its bright white exterior and bold orange details, creating a fresh presence ...

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Paint it Black Seminar Series Announced

A free seminar series focused on art-based business development is taking place from April to August at the Tygart Hotel We are excited to announce  a five-part seminar series ...

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Recreation Economies Virtual Workshops Coming Up Soon

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 ...

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Autism Support Brings Services, Careers to Small Towns

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 ...

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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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“I’m Very Particular About My Fish”

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 ...

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Coe’s Country Store: A Study in Rural Collaboration

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 ...

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