Hope Gas unveiled its new headquarters office Monday in Morgantown.
Joined by Gov. Jim Justice and other dignitaries and community leaders, Hope Gas celebrated the job growth and economic development opportunities the energy industry offers to West Virginia.
Hope Gas also announced more than 100 jobs have been created at the company and more job opportunities are available now. Hope Gas provides natural gas service to more than 112,000 homes and businesses in 35 West Virginia counties. The company employs more than 400 individuals across the state.
“Hope’s new headquarters in Morgantown marks not only our commitment to our customers and communities, but also the opportunities West Virginia’s energy industry brings to the state,” said Morgan O’Brien, CEO of Hope Gas. “Last September, Hope committed to establishing our headquarters in West Virginia and creating 100 new jobs. Now, not even one year after making that commitment, we are unveiling our new headquarters, have created more than 100 jobs at Hope and are announcing more job opportunities within the company.”
These jobs will include customer service representative and gas controller positions, among others. Jobs will be posted at HopeGasjobs.com for candidates to explore the job descriptions and apply online.
“Hope is continuing to grow,” continued O’Brien. “I encourage candidates to explore our jobs online and apply now. We will also continue investments in our infrastructure, which results in a cascading effect of job growth and provides economic development support.”
Hope’s newly renovated headquarters encompasses two floors and over 35,000 square feet of space in the West Virginia University Innovation Corp.’s Chestnut Ridge Road facility. Customer service, gas control, human resources, finance, accounting, regulatory, IT, dispatch and other functions core to serving Hope’s customers will be based in the office that can hold around 150 employees.
Construction began on the office in mid-December 2022. Union labor was involved in every part of the office construction. Over 80 union workers from carpenters and electricians to plumbers, painters and furniture installers, were part of the project.
Hope’s Morgantown headquarters is one of 11 offices the company has throughout the state. A newly constructed facility in Jane Lew serves as the company’s operational hub.
Hope Gas was purchased from Dominion in September 2022. Founded in 1898, Hope Gas is already one of the largest local natural gas companies in West Virginia and is building its business plan around growth and community partnerships throughout the state. In January, the company announced it entered an agreement to purchase Peoples Gas WV. In May, it announced it received approval to purchase 900 miles of gathering pipelines from Equitrans and more recently entered into an agreement to purchase Southern Public Service Co.
Hope Gas is a subsidiary of Hearthstone Holdings, a holding company that owns regulated natural gas and water distribution utilities in West Virginia, Arizona, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. Hearthstone’s vision for Hope Gas is to be a leader in the energy industry in the Mountain State and to empower and improve communities through the safe delivery of local, abundant, and reliable energy.
Hope Gas is a local distribution company (LDC) that provides gas service to more than 112,000 residential, industrial and commercial customers in 35 West Virginia counties. It monitors and maintains more than 3,200 miles of distribution pipeline and approximately 2,400 miles of gathering lines that deliver natural gas to many homes and commercial or industrial sites.
