West Virginia Department of Commerce
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The West Virginia Department of Commerce is a government agency of the U.S. state
of West Virginia
. It is responsible for overseeing West Virginia's economy, workforce, natural resources, and tourism and oversees nine subsidiary agencies.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. It is responsible for overseeing West Virginia's economy, workforce, natural resources, and tourism and oversees nine subsidiary agencies.
Subsidiary agencies
- West Virginia Development Office
- West Virginia Division of ForestryWest Virginia Division of ForestryWest Virginia Division of Forestry is a government agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is a division of the West Virginia Department of Commerce. The West Virginia Division of Forestry is responsible for regulating and maintaining West Virginia's state forests and other state-controlled...
- West Virginia Division of Labor
- West Virginia Division of Natural ResourcesWest Virginia Division of Natural ResourcesThe West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of West Virginia. While formerly known as the cabinet-level Department of Natural Resources, it is now part of the West Virginia Department of Commerce...
- West Virginia Division of Tourism
- West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
- West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training
- WORKFORCE West Virginia
- West Virginia Division of Energy