THE COMMUNITY BUILDER
Carla Kaposy, Petersburg
Executive director of the Grant County Convention and Visitors Bureau; founding member of Project Equip
ROOTS RUN DEEP
“After college, I moved to Pittsburgh, but I always knew I wanted to come back to West Virginia. I’ve been back for about 20 years. My husband and I just decided to take a chance on some things, and we purchased our own business and have been business owners since then—we just have that sort of drive and like taking risks. I love seeing people excited about coming to West Virginia because I love the place that we live and all of the people of West Virginia. We have so much natural beauty here, and it’s just exciting to show that off to people.”
DEVOTED PRACTICE
“We have hearing health care practices, and it’s always a blessing to make a difference in someone’s life. That’s what we do here at Heritage Hearing and Hearing Central: change lives through better hearing.”
A NEW ADVENTURE
“We’re in the process of purchasing a hotel in Petersburg—it’s a historic building that was built in 1841. We’re going to renovate it and start fresh. It’s just something new and exciting for us that we have never done. I love giving back to my community and remember that we all have to be the change that we wish to see. There’s no room to sit back and complain or see things that you don’t like when you can just roll up your sleeves, get involved, and help make things the best they can be.”
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