Eastern Panhandle Entrepreneurs Forum (EPEF) The EPEF meets the first Thursday of every month at the Martinsburg Holiday Inn. Networking is from 5:30-6:30pm and the program runs from 6:30-8:00pm. Free admission and refreshments. For information regarding the next Eastern Panhandle Entrepreneurs Forum, plase email info@jcda.net. Click here for EPEF information sheet. Click here to add or remove yourself to/from EPEF mailing list. Click Mail Blast: For information on EPEF's new list server. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Advanced Training Center The new 104-acre facility in Harpers Ferry has state of the art firearms ranges, facilities for administration and academic pursuits, and practical training areas for scenario-based exercises. The center will provide a single location for training, with use of modern tools and technology, to combat terrorism. The facility is expected to fulfill training needs for over 13,000 agents per year, and will have approximately 42 full-time employees when fully operational. 30,000 Square Feet of Office/Flex Space Available from the Tetra Companies The Tetra Companies, a leading real estate developer in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, has 30,000 square feet of office and flex space for lease in Burr Business Park. Interested parties should contact John Dinsmore at The Tetra Companies at 804-237-9574 or jdinsmore@thetetracompanies.com. DMV RAI Properties, LLC has once again been chosen to construct and lease the new Jefferson County Regional Office of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles. The new office is located off of Route 9 in the Burr Business Park in Kearneysville, WV. The office is expected to open mid-to-late summer of 2006. U.S. Coast Guard Senator Byrd announced that the U.S. Coast Guard plans to centralize its Mariner Licensing and Documentation program with its National Maritime Center, an operation that would be moved to the Eastern Panhandle. A search is under way for at least 58,000 square feet of space. The Coast Guard has signed a lease for more than 5,700 square feet of office space in the Burr Industrial Park to serve as a an interim location for its consolidated National Maritime Center until a permanent building can be constructed. Holiday Inn Express The new hotel will boast 145 rooms and feature free continental breakfast, 2 meeting rooms and an outdoor pool. Plethora Technology http://www.plethoratech.com Plethora Technology has located its software development company in downtown Charles Town, WV, bringing 40 technology jobs to Jefferson County. Biztech http:/www.jctc.org Biztech, Jefferson County's Business and Technology Community Center, has moved to its new state-of-the-art facility in The Washington Building, 150 Burr Blvd., Kearneysville at Burr Business Park. Biztech welcomes: Ken G. and Bob S. from NARA, Joe L. and Tim S. from GSA, Gerry S. and Becky P. from DEPT OF INTERIOR, Milbourne Accounting Services, Wendy Fraizer Bookkeeping Services, Mason-Dixon Interiors, The Bryan Group, and ERU Delivery & Transport Services. Commuter Questionnaire The Development Authority is looking out for you! Help us help you by keeping business local and providing job opportunities for local residents by filling out our questionnaire. In 2004 hundreds of local people participated in the Jefferson County Labor Force Study survey which gave them the option of adding their names to a commuter database, supplied upon request to businesses moving into the area. If you are interested in finding a comparable new job in your field that is close to home, allow us to market you to new businesses coming to the area. The same opportunity could help someone employed locally find a better job. Click here for the commuter questionnaire. Please mail completed questionnaire to: Jefferson County Development Authority P.O. Box 237 Charles Town, WV 25414