Kanawha County is suffering an exodus of people, and the population drain seems to be getting worse. Where are they going, and why are they leaving?
Putnam County is growing, but almost 80 percent of the increase comes at Kanawha County's expense. That growth is slowing down as flat land becomes more scarce and houses more expensive.
"Valley on the Move" looks beyond the anecdotes and uses data from the IRS to show where people are moving and how much money they take with them.
January 29, 2001
If Kanawha County hadn't existed in 1999, Putnam County would not have grown at all, accordi ...
January 29, 2001
Putnam County's red-hot growth may be cooling off. According to a Gazette computer analysis ...
January 28, 2001
MORE AND MORE RESIDENTS OPTING TO LEAVE AREA
Kanawha County lost twice as many taxpayers and their dependents in 1999 than in 1994. Why is th ...
January 28, 2001
LAGGING ECONOMY LEAVES MANY WITH LITTLE CHOICE
Last October, Columbia Natural Resources' officials gave Jay Burford a choice: Move to Ohio ...
January 28, 2001
The numbers behind the maps and stories in "Valley on the Move" come from a Sunday Gaz ...
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