We didn’t just restore our company’s original name; we committed to spreading that hope for a brighter future throughout West Virginia and the nation. That prosperity and hope starts at home.
Establishing our headquarters in Morgantown created 100 jobs, and then we made 100 more across the company, including in our new call center. Our Morgantown Connector pipeline project is creating between 400 and 600 construction jobs—and that doesn’t include service jobs and indirect jobs for hotels, restaurants, and various suppliers.
As our Mountaineer roots remind us, our family extends beyond our company employees. Our relationships with our vendors and suppliers are critical to everyone’s success. We buy local to support area businesses and lift all of us up together.
It’s clear that our economic development and jobs creation efforts, combined with growth in all sectors across the state, is making West Virginia a place where businesses and innovators can thrive with easy access to top talent.
Embracing our original name from 1898 was just a part of our reaffirmed, longstanding commitment to helping fuel West Virginia’s bright future. What better way to continue the tradition than to locate our headquarters in Morgantown at the former Mylan Pharmaceuticals plant, creating 100 new jobs. The plant required significant renovations, and Hope Gas committed to hometown union labor to create a world-class workplace.
On the heels of our HQ buildout, we opened our Customer Contact Center in Morgantown, allowing all Hope Gas customer service and billing inquiries to be handled right here in West Virginia.
If you call us for any reason, a West Virginia neighbor answers. Our customer service reps live in your towns, shop in the same stores you do, and send their kids to the same schools. They care about helping you because, like you, they’re committed to West Virginia.
Hope Gas is the only utility company with its corporate home in West Virginia; combined with our 19 other offices across the state, this will continue to create family-sustaining jobs and careers for our neighbors.
Building Community from the Ground Up with Hope Gas Gym
A school gym is more than just a place for a game; it’s a space to learn teamwork, develop discipline, and build community. But all of that is a little easier when the flooring hasn’t been sanded down to within an inch of its life!
In 2024 Lewis County High School’s gymnasium got a new life and a new name: Hope Gas Gym, after our company funded most of the $440,000 project.
The gym now features an all-new floor, replacing the 1994 original that had been worn down to a paper-thin 1/16th of an inch. A dedication and official naming event for the gym featured the Lewis County JV and varsity girls’ basketball teams’ season opener and a visit from the Hope Gas mascot, Blue.
Our contribution represents not just an investment in the high school but also a commitment to the community. Investing in our schools and the students they serve is an investment in the strength and success of the community as a whole.
The Hope Gas Gym is a symbol of what can be achieved when leaders and businesses work hand-in-hand to provide lasting resources for future West Virginia generations.
At 125, We’re Just Getting Started.
With great pride in our status as a born-and-bred Mountaineer business, Hope Gas marked our 125th anniversary in 2023.
While different owners brought different names over the years, the most recent being Dominion Energy West Virginia, one of our easiest decisions was to bring back our original name from 1898—Hope Gas—as an homage to the past and a salute to the state’s bright future.
Our milestone anniversary was celebrated by more than 450 employees and shared with our neighbors while featuring a gridiron relaunch of our name.
Return to Hope
What better way to kick off our future and celebrate bringing back Hope Gas to the families and businesses of West Virginia than with the long-awaited revival of the Backyard Brawl. As a presenting sponsor for the legendary Pitt-West Virginia matchup, we noshed at a tailgate party, marched into the stadium, and donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Morgantown.
