NAICS 113310 · West Virginia
Logging Business Names in West Virginia
West Virginia has 182 logging locations, ranking #19 of 45 states and D.C. and making up 2.4% of the U.S. total.
Name ideas for a West Virginia logging business
Before you commit, search the West Virginia business entity database (linked below) to make sure the name is not already registered there.
Logging in West Virginia by the numbers
Locations by number of employees in West Virginia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Register your business name in West Virginia
In most states you check name availability and form an LLC or corporation through the Secretary of State (or equivalent) office, then register with the state tax and labor agencies if you will collect sales tax or hire employees. Official West Virginia links:
- Licenses, permits, and renewals
- West Virginia Secretary of State
- West Virginia Tax Division
- Division of Labor
- Unemployment compensation
- West Virginia state website
- Doing business in West Virginia
- West Virginia Economic Development
- New hire registry
- Small Business Administration - West Virginia
- State agency directory
- West Virginia county websites
- West Virginia Purchasing Division
- West Virginia Code
- West Virginia Small Business Development Center
Official state agency links as listed by the IRS on its West Virginia state links page. Filing fees and steps change, so confirm current requirements with the agency before you file.
Other states for logging
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