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West Virginia Governor’s Report: Rising To The Challenge
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
West Virginia is leading the nation in the fight against COVID-19, finding innovative ways to distribute vaccines. Read: West Virginia Governor’s Report: Rising To The Challenge at BusinessFacilities.com. WV also is leading the way to the first high-speed hyperloop transit system.
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DST Innovations Project To Create 1,000 Jobs In West Virginia
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
An agreement between UK company DST and Blue Rock Manufacturing will bring a new manufacturing facility, and up to 1,000 new jobs to West Virginia. Read: DST Innovations Project To Create 1,000 Jobs In West Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Nucor Announces Largest Investment In West Virginia History
Business Facilities
JANUARY 13, 2022
The post Nucor Announces Largest Investment In West Virginia History appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. Nucor Corporation will invest more than $2.7 billion—the company's largest single investment—in a state-of-the-art sheet steel mill Mason County, WV.
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Gruppo Fanti To Invest $30M In West Virginia
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Read: Gruppo Fanti To Invest $30M In West Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com. The Italy-based metal packaging manufacturing company Gruppo Fanti will open its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Weirton, WV, creating 40 new full-time jobs.
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Toyota To Invest $240M In West Virginia
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) investment will bring a new, dedicated line of hybrid transaxles to Putnam County, WV. The post Toyota To Invest $240M In West Virginia appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.
U.S. Department Of Commerce Invests $10.1M In West Virginia
Business Facilities
AUGUST 4, 2020
The investment will support local strategies to spur business and job growth in West Virginia, including in Opportunity Zones. . In West Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com. Department Of Commerce Invests $10.1M
Italian Manufacturer Celebrates New West Virginia Factory
Business Facilities
JULY 29, 2019
Mike Graney, executive director of the West Virginia Development Office, addresses dignitaries attending the grand opening of the Pietro Fiorentini manufacturing plant in Weirton. Photo: West Virginia Department of Commerce). The West Virginia factory is the company’s first manufacturing operation in the United States.
Northrop Grumman Expansion Creating 500 New Jobs In West Virginia
Business Facilities
APRIL 8, 2019
Read: Northrop Grumman Expansion Creating 500 New Jobs In West Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com. The company will also retain more than 1,100 jobs as it increases the capacity of its Allegany Ballistics Laboratory at Rocket Center, WV.
West Virginia Methanol Investing $350M In New Plant
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Read: West Virginia Methanol Investing $350M In New Plant at BusinessFacilities.com. The plant will create 30 high-paying jobs in Pleasants County, WV and produce 900 metric tons of high-purity methanol from natural gas each day.
Hino Motors Celebrates Opening Of West Virginia Manufacturing Plant
Business Facilities
AUGUST 22, 2019
Read: Hino Motors Celebrates Opening Of West Virginia Manufacturing Plant at BusinessFacilities.com. Over the next three years, the truck manufacturing company plans to invest $40 million and create 250 new jobs at its Mineral Wells, WV facility.
Why…West Virginia?
Business Facilities
JUNE 21, 2022
Mitch Carmichael, secretary of West Virginia’s Department of Economic Development, has many reasons why businesses should consider The Mountain State. Here are some of the state’s many business-related activities and advantages.
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Tasty Blend Foods Invests $3M In West Virginia Expansion
Business Facilities
JUNE 17, 2019
Read: Tasty Blend Foods Invests $3M In West Virginia Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com. The food manufacturer’s expansion of its Putnam County, WV manufacturing plant will create 20 new jobs and add a new product production line.
TRIP: West Virginia Drivers Lose $1.6 Billion a Year
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested, or lack some desirable safety features cost West Virginia motorists a total of $1.6 billion statewide annually–as much as $1,421 per driver in some urban areas–due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes, and congestion-related delays.…
Italian Manufacturer Building $10M Plant In West Virginia
Business Facilities
JUNE 19, 2017
Read: Italian Manufacturer Building $10M Plant In West Virginia. TeMa North America will create 30 jobs with its new 42,000-square-foot facility in Kearneysville, WV.
Toyota Investing $210M In West Virginia Expansion
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia will create 100 new jobs as the company upgrades an existing engine production line in Buffalo, WV. Read: Toyota Investing $210M In West Virginia Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.
PNC Bank’s 'Tiny Branch' opens on West Virginia University campus
BD+C
JULY 22, 2016
With no lines and financial consultants equipped with iPads, the new PNC location on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown isn’t the typical bank. . And that’s not even taking into account its size. The entire bank only has 110 sf of usable space, plus room for a smart ATM.
Speedway Motors To Open New West Virginia Distribution Center
Business Facilities
JANUARY 11, 2021
Read: Speedway Motors To Open New West Virginia Distribution Center at BusinessFacilities.com. The manufacturer, retailer, and distributor of automotive parts and racing products will bring 25 new jobs to Kearneysville, WV.
West Virginia Wild: Crews Carve Out Corridor H Through the Appalachian Mountains
ENR Construction
MARCH 1, 2023
began a $209-million design-build contract—the largest of its kind in West Virginia—in 2015, they first had to build roads in order to build the actual road called Corridor H. When crews with Kokosing Construction Co.
West Virginia Asphalt Paving Market Analysis and Case Study
ENR Construction
JUNE 15, 2022
Several years ago, Infotech participated in a high-level market analysis for the state of West Virginia. The initial findings from that analysis launched an investigation that led to a $101.35 million settlement for the state.
Top Owners Sourcebook: West Virginia Halfway Done on 26-Bridge Project
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
West Virginia is replacing deficient bridges on I-70.
Redefining What Is Waivable
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 27, 2016
In a recent West Virginia Supreme Court decision, Wiseman Construction Company Inc. Low bids are often rejected for what seem to be inconsequential deficiencies in the bid, and conversely, nonconforming bids are found acceptable, despite bid defects. Smith Construction Company Inc.
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Pratt & Whitney Investing $30M In West Virginia Expansion
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Read: Pratt & Whitney Investing $30M In West Virginia Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com. The aircraft and helicopter engine manufacturer will expand its Bridgeport, WV facility for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of PW800 engines.
West Virginia Tops List of Infrastructure Need
Construction Equipment
APRIL 25, 2014
The analysis places West Virginia at the top of the list, indicating the state requires $1,035 per resident per year to pay for its infrastructure. Bloomberg analyzed data from a number of sources to determine how much money each state needs annually to repair and maintain roads and other infrastructure.
BHE Plans West Virginia Renewable Energy-Powered Industrial Site
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Precision Castparts subsidiary Timet will invest $500 million to build an aerospace parts manufacturing plant on the Ravenswood, WV industrial site.
CS Global Group Picks West Virginia For First U.S. Manufacturing Plant
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Incorporated as ADO Industries in West Virginia, CS Global Group will invest $10 million and create 47 new jobs at the Moundsville facility. The post CS Global Group Picks West Virginia For First U.S.
Shortening the Long Road for West Virginia Bridge Replacements
ENR Construction
AUGUST 20, 2018
The West Virginia Parkway Authority’s bold 30-year accelerated bridge program is replacing 116 structures along the state’s 88-mile parkway.
Hino Motors Investing $100M In West Virginia
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
(HMM) is expanding its West Virginia truck manufacturing and assembly operations. Photo: West Virginia Department of Commerce. West Virginia has enjoyed a very good relationship with Hino,” said Governor Jim Justice. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In West Virginia.
ROXUL Creating Up To 150 Jobs In West Virginia
Business Facilities
JULY 6, 2017
Read: ROXUL Creating Up To 150 Jobs In West Virginia. The stone wool insulation manufacturer will invest $150 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Ranson, WV.
WVDOT Rejects Plan to Repair 25 West Virginia Bridges
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
The West Virginia Department of Transportation has rejected plans to repair or replace 25 West Virginia bridges, prompting an evaluation that will change the scope of the project. The project’s low-bid amount in July was $275,158,746, much higher than the anticipated range of $107 million to $201…
West Virginia Will House Virgin Hyperloop Facility
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 7, 2020
A former coal mine will now be a six-mile test track and certification center.
West Virginia Great Barrel Company Expanding In The Mountain State
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 26, 2017
The West Virginia Great Barrel Company has announced it will build a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Greenbrier County, WV. Photo: West Virginia Department of Commerce. “We The people from West Virginia Great Barrel Company are here to do something unique in West Virginia.”.
Polish Skincare Company Opens First U.S Office In West Virginia
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Office In West Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com. BANDI Laboratories recently celebrated the opening of a sales and distribution center in Martinsburg, WV. The company plans to open a U.S. manufacturing facility within five years. Read: Polish Skincare Company Opens First U.S
U.S. DOT Announces $5.7M for West Virginia Emergency Road Repairs
Construction Equipment
JULY 1, 2016
million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair roads damaged by heavy rains and subsequent flooding, mudslides, rockslides and property damage throughout West Virginia. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Thursday the immediate availability of $5.7
ROCKWOOL Building Stone Wool Manufacturing Facility In West Virginia
Business Facilities
JUNE 28, 2018
Read: ROCKWOOL Building Stone Wool Manufacturing Facility In West Virginia at BusinessFacilities.com. The company's more than $150 million investment will create approximately 150 new jobs in Ranson, WV.
Rising costs could limit West Virginia's $2.8B Roads to Prosperity program
Construction Dive
AUGUST 3, 2018
Bids for the highway expansion plan's first project came in at $100 million more than the state anticipated.
BIG designs Hyperloop Certification Center for Virgin Hyperloop
BD+C
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
BIG is designing the Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) on an 800-acre site in West Virginia. The HCC is the next milestone to demonstrate the operation of the Hyperloop system as a commercial product.
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Work Starts on $2B West Virginia Hydrogen Plant to Power Data Megasite
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Mountaineer GigaSystem would produce blue hydrogen from natural gas and store CO2 emissions underground on state-owned property, with its first phase to open in 2028.
Procter & Gamble To Build Plant In Eastern Panhandle Of West Virginia
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Procter & Gamble To Build Plant In Eastern Panhandle Of West Virginia appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Southeast West Virginia Berkeley County Blog-Feb-2015 Martinsburg P&G Procter & Gamble'
West Virginia Identifies Projects for Highway Funding Initiative
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
More than 900 West Virginia highway and bridge projects are in line to receive funding from a $1.6 billion bond proposal that goes before the state’s voters on October 7. The bonds are part of a $2.8 billion transportation funding initiative proposed earlier this year by Gov. Jim Justice (R).
US Steel, Nucor Build Major Mills Amid Steelmakers' Modernization
ENR Construction
JANUARY 14, 2022
The steelmakers chose Arkansas and West Virginia for their EAF mills.
Pipeline Projects Help West Virginia Lead Nation in Construction Job Growth
ENR Construction
MARCH 26, 2018
West Virginia had the largest job growth in the nation from January 2017 to January 2018, according to Associated General Contractor workforce data.
Long Duration Battery Storage Developer Hits Milestones on Projects, Fund-Raising
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Form Energy said it will expand its just completed scaled-up iron-air system factory in West Virginia, also announcing $1.2 billion in investments and plans to deploy batteries at commercial scale, with Mortenson as contractor for the first project.
ENR MidAtlantic Announces 2021 Top Young Pros
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 27, 2020
The 2021 class of ENR MidAtlantic’s Top Young Professionals represents the best and brightest emerging design and construction leaders from across the region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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