The State of Outbound Sales in Charleston, WV, 2026

The largest buyer categories

Sites with 20 or more people are the ones worth an SDR's time: big enough to have a facility lead, a service budget and a contract that comes up for renewal. The "vs. U.S. mix" column compares each category's share of local employment with its national share (1.00x is the U.S. average).

Where the sites are

The projects

• 01 · $435 million Kanawha Valley bridge program Under construction A five-year WVDOT program to repair or replace 50 bridges in the Kanawha Valley, with about a dozen under construction in 2026 including the Booker T. Washington, Greenbrier Street and Montrose Drive bridges, and Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge redecking starting in fall 2026. Bridge and approach work generates steady paving, striping and roadway lighting subcontracts across Charleston and South Charleston for five years, with new starts each season. pavingelectricalconstructionlandscaping Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2026-04-17
• 02 · $60 million TC Energy office building Under construction A four-story, 120,000-square-foot office building between Kanawha Boulevard and Virginia Street East at Clendenin Street in downtown Charleston for about 450 employees, expected to finish in November 2026. Late-2026 completion puts interior finishes, flooring, painting and HVAC commissioning in the final months, followed by janitorial and grounds contracts for a 450-person office. HVACflooringpaintingcleaningelectrical Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2026-01-06
• 03 · $40 million Kroger Marketplace at Park Place Scheduled to open July 2026 A 120,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace in the Park Place retail development in South Charleston, described as the largest Kroger Marketplace built to date and scheduled to open in July 2026. A large-format grocery store brings refrigeration-heavy mechanical and electrical service work, a big parking lot to seal and stripe, and recurring floor care and landscaping contracts. HVACelectricalpavingcleaninglandscaping Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2026-01-06
• 04 Upper Kanawha Valley consolidated elementary school In design A new elementary school on the former DuPont Middle School site in DuPont City, eastern Kanawha County, consolidating four schools, funded with $20 million from the School Building Authority and $10 million from Kanawha County Schools and tentatively opening for the 2028-29 school year. Design is underway with ZMM Architects, so bid packages for mechanical, electrical, roofing, fire sprinkler and alarm, and site work should come out ahead of a 2028 opening. constructionHVACelectricalroofingfire protection Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2026-04-29
• 05 · $25 million CAMC Neuroscience Institute Under construction; opening expected fall 2027 A three-story, 30,000-square-foot neuroscience center being built by Vandalia Health on a parking lot at Washington Street West and Morris Street, across from CAMC General in downtown Charleston. A new medical office and clinic building brings sprinkler and fire alarm work, flooring and painting during fit-out in 2027, then clinical cleaning once patient care starts. constructionfire protectionflooringpaintingcleaning Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2025-11-12
• 06 · Up to $150 million in bonds authorized West Virginia Culture Center renovation Partial closure planned for 2027; scope and timeline not yet released Renovation of the 50-year-old, 180,000-square-foot Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, home to the State Museum, State Archives and the Norman L. Fagan State Theater, after a bill authorized up to $150 million in repair bonds. State officials have described a roof 32 years into a 20-year life that leaks, plus electrical and HVAC failures, so roofing, mechanical and electrical packages are the likely core of the work once the state releases a scope. roofingHVACelectricalconstruction The Herald-Dispatch, 2026-09-26
• 07 · $7.2 million Former Diamond Department Store exterior and roof renovation Under construction; completion targeted June 30, 2026 Exterior renovation of the six-story former Diamond Department Store at 350 Capitol St. in downtown Charleston, now Department of Health offices, including a new roof deck and membrane and a rebuilt parapet wall. Replacing the roof deck and membrane and rebuilding failing masonry around 1,200 daily state workers is the kind of occupied-building envelope job that older downtown state buildings keep generating. roofingconstruction Charleston Gazette-Mail, 2026-01-21
• 08 · $9 million Clay County High School addition SBA funded December 2025; completion targeted for the 2028-29 school year A School Building Authority-funded addition to Clay County High School that will take in seventh and eighth graders after Clay County Middle School closes, with its own entrance and scheduling separate from high school students. A self-contained school addition needs a new roof, fire sprinkler and alarm tie-ins, flooring and painting, with bid packages expected ahead of the 2028-29 target. constructionroofingfire protectionflooringpainting WCHS, 2025-12-17
• 09 Woodrums' Forty-Three apartments Scheduled to open fall 2026 A six-story apartment building with one- and two-bedroom units at 602 Virginia Street East in downtown Charleston, developed by AB Contracting with a fitness center, sauna, rooftop gathering space and social studio. A six-story residential building needs fire sprinkler and alarm inspection contracts from opening day, and its fitness center, social studio and other shared spaces create recurring common-area cleaning, after the final flooring and paint packages close out. fire protectioncleaningflooringpaintingconstruction WCHS, 2026-06-25
• 10 · $60 million CRW Next terminal renovation and expansion at West Virginia International Yeager Airport Pre-security renovation under way since October 2025; next phase funded February 2026 A phased renovation and expansion of the 1947 terminal at West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston, with a new concourse, an expanded passenger hold room, TSA checkpoint renovations and new concessions and restrooms following the current pre-security work. A new concourse and rebuilt hold room, restrooms and concessions inside an operating terminal mean sprinkler and fire alarm extensions, new flooring and electrical work, phased behind walls so the airport stays open, then more terminal floor area to clean. constructionfire protectionflooringelectricalcleaning WV MetroNews, 2026-02-18
• 11 Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home Phase II apartments Under construction; completion slated for first quarter 2027 Conversion of the building next to the Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home on Virginia Street in downtown Charleston into 12 sober living apartments, funded in part with opioid settlement money granted through the city. The upstairs has been gutted, so the remaining work is interior build-out: flooring, painting and finish carpentry for 12 units through early 2027. constructionflooringpainting WV MetroNews, 2026-08-30

Projects current as of 2026-09; each source is linked on its card. Values are as reported by the source.

The anchor owners

Health systems, campuses, large employers and industrial parks hold the biggest concentrations of commercial buildings in Charleston. One relationship with a facilities team here can cover many buildings.

Anchor facts checked 2026-10; each source is linked on its card.

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