The Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) has hired southern West Virginia native and Marshall University graduate Peyton Ballard as associate director.

CRAN will support all 55 counties in West Virginia, but many more investors are needed to fully support the thriving entrepreneurs with new start-ups.

On Tuesday, July 21, the NRGRDA was announced by the U.S. Economic Development Administration as a 2019 Regional Innovation Strategies Program – Seed Fund Support grantee. The NRGRDA along with One Foundation will act as lead support sponsors for CRAN.