-ATTRACT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT: WEST VIRGINIA IS BECOMING A LEADER IN THE WORLD MARKETPLACE, AND IT DID NOT ARRIVE HERE BY ACCIDENT. THE FOUNDATION HAS A LONG AND ACCOMPLISHED HISTORY OF ATTRACTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT BY ELEVATING WEST VIRGINIA'S STATURE IN THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ARENA. -RETAIN AND EXPAND WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESSES: THE FOUNDATION IS A STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESSES. ITS PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PROVIDING WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESSES THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GROW AND SUCCEED IN TODAY'S GLOBAL ECONOMY. -HIGHLIGHT ISSUES CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES OR TOPICS CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TO FACILITATE ACTION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS.