Top Employers
| |
Employment |
| St. Mary's Medical Center |
2,600 |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital |
2,300 |
| Cabell Co. Board of Education |
2,125 |
| Marshall University |
2,000 |
| Marathon Petroleum |
1,500 |
| CSX, Huntington Division |
1,100 |
| VA Medical Center |
1,078 |
| Special Metals |
996 |
| Wal-Mart |
985 |
| GC Services |
810 |
| US Army Corps of Engineers |
775 |
| Alcon Research, Ltd. |
710 |
| DirecTV |
700 |
| Heiner's Bakery |
485 |
* Source: Top Employers 2009
Air Transportation
The Huntington area is serviced by two airports.
| Tri-State Airport, Huntington, WV (approximately 15 minutes from downtown Huntington). The Tri-State Airport facilities and services include: |
| Daily Departures |
9 |
| Hub Centers |
Charlotte and Cincinnati |
| Runway Length |
6,509 ft |
| Air Cargo Services |
Yes |
| Charter Service |
Yes |
| Passenger Carriers |
Delta
US Airways
Allegiant Air |
| Yeager Airport, Charleston, WV (approximately 45 minutes from downtown Huntington). The Yeager Airport facilities and services include: |
| Daily Departures |
28 |
| Hub Centers |
Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, LaGuardia-NYC, Washington, DC-Dulles & Reagan |
| Runway Length |
6,302 ft |
| Air Cargo Services |
Yes |
| Charter Service |
Yes |
| Passenger Carriers |
Air Tran, American-Eagle, Continental, Delta Connection, United Express, USAirways Express |
Ground Transportation
| Major Highways |
|
| Interstates |
I-64, I-73 Proposed |
| U.S. Primary |
U.S. Rtes. 60, 52, 23 |
| State Primary |
Rtes. 75, 2, 152, 10, 37 |
| Major Freight & Railroads |
| Motor Freight - Daily Service |
11 |
| Motor Freight - Local Terminals |
3 |
| Rail Service |
CSX, Norfolk Southern |
| Rail Passenger Service |
Amtrak |
| Public Bus System |
Tri-State Transit Authority |
Water Transportation
Huntington is the largest inland river port in the United States.
Utilities
| Electric Service |
|
| Supplier & Generation Co |
American Electric Power |
| Natural Gas Service |
| Transmission |
Columbia Transmission |
| Supplier |
Allegheny Power Company, Consumers Gas, Southern Public |
West Virginia is the largest producer of oil and natural gas east of the Mississippi River with natural gas costs rated 8th lowest in the U.S. Natural gas is produced in 49 out of West Virginia's 55 counties through approximately 48,000 active wells throughout the state. Allegheny Power has 4,845 miles of main line serving 229,984 customers and ranks 33rd in the nation for oil production and 11th for natural gas production via open access system offering transportation and sales services, both firm and interruptible.
|
| Water Service |
| Supplier |
West Virginia American-Water Co. (supplies cities of Huntington and Barboursville, communities of Culloden, Salt Rock, Lavalette PSD, and Chesapeake, OH. Also serves 98% of rural Cabell County.) |
| Source |
Ohio River |
| Capacity |
20 million GPD |
| Peak Load |
16.5 million GPD |
| Storage Capacity |
10.5 million gallons |
| Other Local Suppliers |
Town of Milton (Cabell County) and towns of Kenova, Ceredo (Wayne County) and Ft. Gay |
| Waste Water Treatment |
| Storm |
80% coverage (City) |
| Sanitary |
80% coverage (City) |
| Capacity |
17 million GPD |
| Peak Load |
16 million GPD |
| Solid Waste Disposal |
| Landfill |
Boyd County, KY & Prichard, WV |
| Estimated Life |
9 years - Boyd County |
Employee Training
The Governor's Guaranteed Work Force Program provides a one-step service for all economic development-related job training needs. Under this program the State will pay up to 100% of new or existing employees' cost of training. Up to $2,000 per employee is allowed. Cabell County Career Technology Center is one of the largest vocational and technology education programs in the state.
Taxes
| Property Tax Multipliers 2010 |
| Cabell County |
2.7950 |
| Wayne County |
2.3388 |
| City of Huntington |
3.4350 |
| Village of Barboursville |
3.5450 |
| City of Milton |
3.2530 |
(Property tax calculated on 60% of market value. Based on Class 3 and 4 non-residential, non-owner occupied property.)
| Business and Occupational Gross Sales Tax |
| (City of Huntington) (Per $100) |
| Manufacturers |
0.20 |
| Restaurants |
0.50 |
| Wholesalers |
0.15 |
| Contractors |
2.00 |
| Amusements |
0.50 |
| Mineral Products |
1.00 |
| Electric Power |
4.00 |
| Retailers |
0.50 |
| Other Utilities |
2.00 |
| State Unemployment Compensation Tax Rate |
| New Employers |
2.7% (First 36 months) |
| Experienced Employers |
1.5 - 8.5 |
| Wage Base |
first $8,000.00 |
| State Corporate Income Tax |
| Rate |
9% |
Multi-state corporations apply an apportionment computation, using a three factor formula. The result of these calculations is West Virginia's Taxable Income, which, when adjusted for West Virginia net operating loss carry forward results in West Virginia Net Taxable Income.
State Franchise Tax
Rate $0.75 per $100 of adjusted apportioned capital.
| State Sales Tax |
| State Rate |
6% |
No sales tax on the purchase of equipment and machinery for manufacturing.
| State Personal Income |
| Rate |
3% to 6.5% |
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