May 28, 2023
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Talk is abuzz about this growing industry in West Virginia -- learn more about the sweet art of beekeeping…Wheeling’s small business program gets $500,000 funding…and Big Timber Brewing takes home a medal from the World Beer Cup…on today’s daily304.
#1 – From WBOY Clarksburg – What’s the buzz about beekeeping in the Mountain State?
According to a study by Lawn Love, West Virginia is ranked 33 on the list of 2023’s Best States for Beekeeping.
West Virginia is in the top 10 of states with the most support for beekeepers. The Mountain State also ranks No. 13 as one of the states with the most earning potential.
Visit the West Virginia Department of Agriculture or the West Virginia Beekeepers Association to learn more.
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#2 – From WTRF Wheeling – A long-standing program in the City of Wheeling just received major support and that’s great news for small businesses.
Senator Joe Manchin’s office recently announced the City of Wheeling Small Business Facade Program will receive $500,000 thanks to a congressionally directed spending request secured by Manchin as part of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The successful program was originally started under the Community Development Block Grant, but has recently been part of the general fund.
Applications for the project can be found online at the City of Wheeling website.
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#3 – From WBOY – The Big Timber Brewing Company brought
international attention to the West Virginia beer scene earlier
this month at the World Beer Cup, a global beer
competition that attracted 2,375 other breweries from 51 different
countries.
On May 10 Big Timber Brewing from Elkins won the bronze medal in the Robust Porter category for its Porter. This comes off the back of a silver medal in the same category at the Great American Beer Festival back in the fall of 2022.
“It’s pretty cool to place in that,” Matt Kwasniewski said, the brewery’s founder. “I’ve always viewed them as the most in-depth and broadest competitions in the world.”
Visit West Virginia Tourism to learn more about craft beer in West Virginia and plan your tasting road trip!
Read more:
https://www.wboy.com/news/west-virginia/west-virginia-brewery-medals-at-world-beer-cup/
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That’s all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.