West Virginia Executive
Summer, 2006
#42 James A. Corton
James A. Corton, managing partner of Genesis Partners, is the primary leader and visionary behind Charles Pointe, the largest-scale, master-planned community in West Virginia. This $1.2 billion project has already attracted over $150 million in investments and now boasts its own interstate exchange. Charles Pointe will stimulate 17,000 temporary construction jobs and 11,000 will be permanently employed when completed.