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An Experiment With Pumpkins, Plus A New Battery Factory, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, pumpkins are an iconic image of Halloween. As Chris Schulz reports, they are also part of an unconventional learning experience at West Virginia University.

Plus, technology company Sparkz will soon build lithium batteries for energy storage and electric vehicles in Bridgeport, on the site of a shuttered glass factory. Curtis Tate spoke with CEO Sanjiv Malhotra about the batteries and why West Virginia is a good fit for his company.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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