Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.
Today is Tuesday, May 13, 2025
#1 – From JOBS IN PUTNAM – Part of the Advantage Valley metro area, Putnam County is a great place to live, work and play. Check out who’s hiring in industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare!
Learn more: https://bit.ly/m/jobsinputnam
#2 – From HADCO – The Huntington metro area is known as a hub for innovation and a diverse array of industries. Its innovative partners and leaders have dedicated themselves to fostering a pro-business culture and a dynamic quality of life.
The city sits upon the Ohio River at the point where West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky meet and is part of one of the largest inland ports in the United States. Whether your company’s success depends on highway, rail, air, or water transportation, you’ll find what you need here.
Learn more: https://www.hadco.org/
#3 – From HERALD-DISPATCH– Need outdoor therapy? Explore West Virginia’s rail trails.
The state’s rail trails have seen an increase in activity throughout the past three years as people took to the outdoors for their mental health needs during the pandemic. But even post-pandemic, spending time outdoors is good for what ails you.
Discover some of the Mountain State’s most beautiful scenery on a bike ride, walk, or even horseback ride on a rail trail. From the 78-mile-long Greenbrier River Trail to one of West Virginia’s newest additions, the Elk River Rail Trail, you’ll find no shortage of places to spend time in the great outdoors.
Check out wvtourism.com for more information and travel itineraries.
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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.

