West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice helps cut ribbon for historic Hotel Morgan reopening

MORGANTOWN — What’s old is new again. The historic Hotel Morgan, located on High Street in Morgantown since 1925, underwent more than two years of renovations and had a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 23.

“We could not be more excited to be here, and could not be more appreciative in the investment in this beautiful, historic treasure,” Ruby said. “We have done a lot of exciting things over the last four years with a lot of great places, but this is a real, real treasure in West Virginia.”

Ruby introduced West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who was on hand for the ribbon cutting.

“I’ve finally come to a room big enough for me,” Justice said of the hotel’s ballroom. “This thing is unbelievable. It’s amazing. That’s just all there is to it. I could not be more proud to be here.”

Justice spoke of the importance of the Hotel Morgan to the area, as well as the work that had been done in the restoration.

“These great people have taken an institution that was a gift to us in the early 1900s and they have brought it back to life, have they not?” Justice said. “They should be saluted beyond belief.”

After complimenting the architecture, Justice noted that Baby Dog, his English bulldog, had predicted West Virginia University beating Gonzaga in the finals of the NCAA March Madness men’s basketball tournament.

“Now, I hate like crazy that her bracket is all screwed up,” Justice said. “But she was absolutely rock-solid behind the Mountaineers, like I was. What a season they had, and there’s more to come.”

Justice then introduced Ike Thrash, owner of the Thrash Group, who spoke of the work that went into the two-and-a-half-year project and praised all who were involved.

Thrash then brought out Kyle Hughey, CEO of Charlestowne Hotels, which manages the Hotel Morgan.

“I’m honored to represent this company,” Hughey said. “We want to thank the Thrash Group; these guys produced a great product, a great hotel. We worked with a lot of members in the hotel business, and these guys get it — they understand design, construction.”

Mitch Carmichael, executive director of the West Virginia Development Office, said he believed this renovation was going to be an important investment for the state of West Virginia and the city of Morgantown.

“I think this hotel, and this project, is a metaphor for the resurgence of West Virginia’s economy,” Carmichael said. “We have the opportunity right before us to take these kind of investments and show the rest of the world how you recover from a COVID pandemic and how you re-energize an economy that for years has been in the doldrums.”

Moments like March 23’s ribbon cutting, Carmichael said, are pivotal ones for the future of the Mountain State.

“This is the moment in West Virginia where we can look back at this time and say this beautiful, grand hotel that had fallen into a state of disrepair is now a metaphor for the beauty and the elegance and grace that is now West Virginia, as we move forward under the direction of Gov. Justice,” Carmichael said.

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