Founded in 1936, the West Virginia Chamber is the largest business advocacy organization in West Virginia. Its members are located in all of West Virginia's fifty-five counties. The Chamber employees a professional and nationally recognized staff. Chamber members
employ over half of West Virginia’s workforce.
The Chamber has played a major role in all key issues of the state including, education, economic development, workforce, preparedness, business taxation and regulation and much more. The West Virginia Chamber builds itself on the belief that the business community must be a positive force for enhancing the quality of life in the State. Therefore, the Chamber has become a proactive leader in solutions to problems, effective business
approaches, and progressive thinking to statewide events.
Today, the WV Chamber of Commerce, as the voice of its statewide membership, aggressively advocates the business viewpoint in the shaping of public policy, encouraging ethical business practices and ensuring the state’s future as economically prosperous, educationally competitive, and environmentally responsible.