HURRICANE, W.Va. â Located near the Teays Valley exit of Interstate 64 in Hurricane, West Virginia, Area 34 is a meeting space thatâs home of the Putnam Chamber of Commerce, the Putnam County Convention Center and Visitors Bureau and the Putnam County Solid Waste Authority. Itâs also home of a quaint coffee shop. Established in 2019, Drip Coffee proved successful and spun off a second location on Main Street in October 2019.
Both coffee shops are owned and operated by Rob Vanater.
âI purchased it January 1, 2019, and tried to make it flourish as much as we work inside the building. Our main goal with the shop was to create a hub where people can get a good cup of coffee and some information from our Area 34 partners. We also have bagels and avocado toast,â Vanater said. âMy start of coffee came from when I worked for Sheetz. I opened up several of their stores in the area, training all of their baristas. I took the opportunity to buy in here and grow a