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Gilmer County Economic Development Association
Agent for Economic Development
The Gilmer County Economic Development Association (GCEDA) is a private, non-profit development association designated by the Gilmer County Commission as the lead agent for economic development in the county.

Mission Statement...
  1. To foster, promote, further and advance the social, cultural, agricultural, commercial, industrial, civic, economic, and general interest of Gilmer County, West Virginia, and its surrounding territory.
  2. To promote and encourage the development of Gilmer County and the best interests of its citizens.
  3. To collect and distribute information relative to the County of Gilmer and its surrounding territory, its resources, potentialities, opportunities and advantages, and aid in the procurement of new industries and business opportunities.
  4. To aid and encourage members of this association in their respective businesses, trades, or professions.
  5. To cooperate with any and all other organizations in promoting the general welfare and civic betterment of the County of Gilmer and its surrounding territory.
  6. To render all practical and proper assistance to private citizens and business concerns of the county and its surrounding territory which will, directly or indirectly, be beneficial to the community in general.
  7. To do and perform all things usual and customary for associations of this kind, including affiliation and cooperation with state and national organization of like character or purpose.
  8. To do and perform all other things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the purposes hereinafter set forth.