West Virginia’s economic environment is thriving and the state’s first accredited angel investor group—Country Roads Angel Network—had more good news to announce today tied to several new developments.

Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) announced today that it received a $25,000 grant from The Huntington National Bank to support entrepreneurial development in West Virginia.

With the motto of “carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care,” a new startup company with ties to West Virginia—The Lite Sleeper—is the latest entrepreneurial venture to receive support from Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN).

The start-up entrepreneurial spirit in West Virginia has gotten a significant lift over the past several years thanks to Country Roads Angel Network, the state’s first accredited angel group.

The start-up business picture in West Virginia became even brighter today with the announcement from Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) that it was naming Morgantown businessman Frank Vitale as its president.

Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN), West Virginia’s first accredited angel investment network, today announced it has been awarded a two-year grant totaling $150,000 from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation that will support CRAN’s efforts to assist West Virginia entrepreneurs who can benefit from mentoring and early-stage investments to develop their businesses.