CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Ascend West Virginia, the nation’s premier talent attraction and retention program, today announced its addition of the Charleston Area community to the program. Founded by West Virginia native Brad D. Smith and his wife Alys, Ascend WV will welcome a new group of adventurers to the state’s capital city, offering them more than $20,000 in incentives—and a path to making “Almost Heaven” home.

The Charleston Area community joins a lineup of five other communities that together have welcomed more than 900 new West Virginians while maintaining a greater than 96 percent retention rate. Ascend members report an average individual annual income exceeding $97,000. Additionally, each participant relocates to West Virginia with an average of 1.9 accompanying individuals

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