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High Technology Foundation Announces New Board Member:  William P. “Pat” Getty   FAIRMONT, WV — October 18, 2018 — The High Technology Foundation has announced the election of the newest member of its Board of Directors, William P. “Pat” Getty. “We are honored to have Pat join our Board of Directors.  Pat has distinguished himself […]

by Jeff McCullough STAFF WRITER FAIRMONT — Home to numerous federal facilities, over 30 businesses and 1,200 employees, the I-79 Technology Park has been a provider of high-paying jobs in West Virginia for over 25 years. Located on 400 acres of land in Fairmont, the park is perhaps most notable for the numerous government agencies […]

by John Mark Shaver STAFF WRITER FAIRMONT — With federal anchors like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Fairmont, the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg and the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, North Central West Virginia is receiving an economic boost. The three anchors, along with NASA’s Independent Verification & […]

By Zach Montague Oct. 9, 2018 The American rural experience, as told by Henry David Thoreau and Aldo Leopold, is all about becoming immersed in largely unpopulated, natural places. For weary urbanites, such places offer a chance to find solitude and reflect. Too often, it seems, the scattered towns that dot these landscapes are ignored, lost […]

David Beard, The Dominion Post September 17, 2018 10:13 am MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia High Technology Foundation is bouncing back from its recent bankruptcy case and moving ahead with its mission to expand the I-79 Technology Park, said President and CEO Jim Estep. The park occupancy is at a 10-year high, and a new […]

by John Dahlia NCWV MEDIA business editor Sep 13, 2018 FAIRMONT — Because of Hurricane Florence’s devastating size and its potential to inflict catastrophic damage in the eastern United States, officials with the nation’s weather satellite agency decided to “activate” their data backup site at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Facility this week. “NOAA (the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]