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Check out the most non-west virginia area of WV, the eastern panhandle, if it's not too far for you. We have everything you're looking for within an hour or less. Plus many job opportunities.
Google events that go on in these towns which are all less than an hour drive from anywhere in Jefferson County WV:
Charles Town, Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry, Martinsburg in WV
Hagerstown, Sharpsburg, Frederick, Brunswick, Boonsboro in MD
Winchester, Leesburg, Purcellville in VA
With the Obama Economy begining to bloom more fully in Maryland and Virginia, a stampede is on to extend the family money resources...West Virginia EP...here they come...
Don't forget Harpers Ferry...In 20 years it will look just like Reston and Leesburg.
Definitely Drive to Morgantown and Check it Out...
It is nationally ranked in several areas, and meets most of the desirable criteria you have listed, plus it is home to the State's major doctoral level flagship University with all the cultural and athletic activities involved with such an institution. And, it is in the top 4 job markets in the Nation. It's also not too far of a hike to Pittsburgh and is near outstanding outdoor activity locations.
And, while Charleston and some of the other towns are losing population, that is not true of Morgantown which has been in growth mode for years. The City is prosperous with a vibrant cultural fabric with activities for diverse interests. Newspaper interests within the town involve The Dominion Post and the WVU student newspaper The Daily Atheneum, but nearby towns of Fairmont, WV, Clarksburg, PA, and Uniontown, PA also have newspapers so check them out too. They are all an easy commute from Morgantown.
Thank you everyone for your responses! I knew that WV had more to offer. Huntington and Morgantown sound very interesting! And from my research, WV has a much better unemployment rate than many other states. Where we live the unemployment rate is 12% - can't get much worse than that!
In a previous posting, I mentioned that the FBI is having a difficult time finding the people they need for the new 'White-collar Crime Task Force. This investigative group is in the 2nd tier government pay scale.
If you have previous business book keeping/auditing or professional experience, are in your 30/40'sand have the computer skillls to Data Mine, please give them a shout...Applicants can go on line with FBI.gov.
It carries a high security clearance and takes about 6 months to hire-in but the conditions are very good.
Area is Clarksburg/Fairmont, Wv and Winchester, Va.
Qualified applicants have been low and the agency has asked present employees to sift through their families to see if any are interested and qualified.
If I were younger, I would go to this work like a bird dog working a quail...
Any Civil Service job can be a great long term move, but those
particular Federal jobs are among the best in the country. They
usually offer not only good pay, but also excellent advancement
opportunities and benefits. I made a career of the military and
state civil service, which was fine, but like you if I had it to do
over and were near the Clarksburg/Fairmont facilities I would
jump through hoops to get in the door.
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Definitely Drive to Morgantown and Check it Out...
