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High Tech Foundation continues expansion, contracting plans after bankruptcy dismissal

FAIRMONT — Four months after its bankruptcy case was dismissed, the High Technology Foundation is back on track with Phase III of its expansion, as well as the development of other opportunities. Although the foundation spent 2017 locked in a bankruptcy battle, the case was dismissed in February. High Technology Foundation Consortium President and CEO […]
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Congratulations to High Technology Foundation Chairman Jim Haney

FirstEnergy Announces Management Promotions in Utility Operations AKRON, Ohio, June 6, 2018 — FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has announced several management promotions within its utility operations group that support delivery of reliable, affordable electricity to customers.Jim Haney has been promoted to vice president, Utility Operations.  In addition to his new responsibilities overseeing the operations and […]
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The US government could save $1 billion by combining its 12,062 data centers — but it’s way behind schedule

Anita Balakrishnan | @MsABalakrishnan Published 4:22 PM ET Fri, 25 May 2018 CNBC.com Getty Images Sergio Salgado works at the control center at the end of the digital trunk that links all the homes in the Sunriver housing development in St. George, Utah. America’s Office of Management and Budget was aiming to to save $2.7 billion in […]
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NOAA’s Fairmont backup facility continues technology investment in West Virginia

FAIRMONT — With the successful launch of another weather satellite, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has made another investment into North Central West Virginia, heightening the importance of the organization’s facilities in Fairmont. Earlier this month, NOAA’s GOES-S weather satellite successfully made it to orbit, its name being changed to GOES-17 upon arrival. NOAA […]
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Balanced Economic Diversification

Balanced Economic Diversification The cry for industrial diversification in West Virginia has never been louder than it is today. It has never been louder because there has never been a bigger collapse of coal severance revenue. The collapse of this revenue is preventing state policy makers from doing what they have done for decades: namely, […]
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High voltage: Smart, compact transformer thwarts terrorism, keep power flowing

by John Dahlia, EDITOR:: Apr 19, 2017 The proverb “necessity is the mother of invention” has a more modern connection to High Tech Foundation Distinguished Scientist Thomas Owens in Fairmont. The constant threat of domestic terrorism was the primary motivation behind the Solid-State Transformer technology Owens and his team have developed. “There was an incident […]
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