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by John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS EDITOR Sep 4, 2023 FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia High Technology Foundation celebrated its 30th birthday last month, and foundation CEO and President Jim Estep couldn’t be more proud of the successes the organization has seen in North Central West Virginia since its inception. Estep, who […]

by John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS EDITOR FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia High Technology Foundation announced Thursday that it’s been selected as a partner for Microsoft’s national TechSpark program, a resource that foundation officials hope will foster economic opportunity, job creation and innovation throughout the Mountain State. High Technology Foundation President and […]

High Technology Foundation Selected as Part of Microsoft’s National TechSpark Program to Grow Economic Opportunity in West Virginia The High Technology Foundation and Microsoft to work together to ensure regional economic diversification. FAIRMONT, WV — July 20, 2023 — The High Technology Foundation announced today that it will be working with Microsoft TechSpark to foster […]

by John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS EDITOR Feb 19, 2023 FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — While the mandates and isolation stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic may be in the rear-view mirror, technological and workplace culture changes prompted by the pandemic are very likely here to stay, which could mean big things for the Mountain State, […]

by: Christian Meffert Posted: Jan 23, 2023 / 08:58 PM EST Updated: Jan 23, 2023 / 08:58 PM EST   MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University (WVU) is partnering with the nonprofit and utility sectors to help bring solar energy to West Virginia. According to WVU Today, the study in question, lead in part by […]

By David Kirk | Times West Virginian Dec 28, 2022 FAIRMONT — Soon the Middletown Commons may not be the only development to get excited about south of Fairmont. The Marion Regional Development Corp., the official development apparatus for Marion County and the City of Fairmont, finalized a deal to purchase a plot of land […]

by John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS EDITOR Nov 21, 2022 FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia High Technology Foundation is making headway in its goals to build a NOAA ground station to monitor and collect space weather and climate data, as well as a solar test bed that officials hope will bring growth […]

by John Mark Shaver, FAIRMONT NEWS EDITOR– The State Journal, Jun 6, 2022 FAIRMONT — The West Virginia High Technology Foundation has two major projects in the works for the I-79 High Technology Park this summer: a solar test bed that could spark growth in renewable energy, and a new NOAA ground station that will […]

by John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS EDITOR Mar 6, 2022 FAIRMONT — The High Technology Foundation is continuing its mission to expand the I-79 High Technology Park into unused plats of the organization’s property, and officials look forward to making strides in that development this year. An access road to Phase III of the park […]