HubCAP IV Spotlight: Franklin and Cowen focus on new outdoor recreational opportunities
The fourth iteration of the Hub Communities of Achievement Program (HubCAP IV) has concluded and our communities really showed up for the work.
HubCAP IV Spotlight: Marlinton and White Sulphur Springs focus on mountain biking
The pandemic brought new attention to mountain biking bringing with it a surge in popularity across the country and two HubCAP communities understood the potential.
Meet Elkins: A HubCAP Community
Last fall, we kicked off our HubCAP (Communities of Achievement Program) in six communities working on the Mon Forest Towns initiative: Cowen, Elkins, Franklin, Marlinton, Petersburg and White Sulphur Springs.
Meet White Sulphur Springs, a HubCAP community
The Hub’s fourth iteration of the Communities of Achievement Program (HubCAP) includes six communities from the Mon Forest Towns region.
Marlinton is creating momentum in growing their recreational tourism economy
The Hub continues to work with six Mon Forest Towns communities as part of The Hub’s Communities of Achievement Program (HubCAP) to help the communities build on the progress they have made towards revitalization.
An introduction to Petersburg: a HubCAP Mon Forest Towns community
Six communities are participating in The Hub’s HubCAP (Communities of Achievement Program) initiative which focuses on Mon Forest Town communities in its latest iteration.
Matewan and Williamson, WV: Former HubCAP communities share their stories
To celebrate the kickoff of our latest HubCAP iteration, we collected stories from four communities that successfully completed the program in previous years.
Celebrating the kickoff of the HubCAP Mon Forest Towns program
We are excited to be working alongside the residents of six Mon Forest towns – Cowen, Elkins, Franklin, Marlinton, Petersburg, and White Sulphur Springs – as they participate in The Hub’s Communities of Achievement Program (HubCAP)! HubCAP offers towns a time-tested curriculum to accelerate community-led economic development.
Regional recreation economy initiative gains new ground – congratulations to Mon Forest Towns!
The Mon Forest Towns Partnership (MFTP) is a collaborative, regional effort between ten communities throughout the Monongahela National Forest and is supported by the US Forest Service (USFS), USDA Rural Development (USDA RD), and West Virginia University (WVU).
Completed historic building redevelopment project is a welcoming beacon in the city of Hinton
Hinton’s oldest standing residential structure, The Campbell Flannagan Murrell House Museum, built circa 1875, has recently gone through more than the obvious facelift.