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Using Wool To Insulate Homes, This West Virginia Morning
Many farmers in our region raise sheep for meat, but not so much for wool. There’s not a great market for it with textile companies overseas, but researchers at Virginia Tech have teamed up with farmers, to figure out how to use wool to insulate houses, potentially creating a new market.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsToyota Celebrates 30 Years In The Mountain State
Toyota West Virginia broke ground on its Buffalo plant 30 years ago and has expanded 11 times since then.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow The ‘Coolest Thing’ Contest Shows Diversity In Manufacturing, This West Virginia Morning
The votes are in – more than 3,200 of them – and the winner of the inaugural Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition will be announced next week. It’s down to the final five. Assistant News Director Maria Young caught up with Bill Bissett, president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, which is hosting the contest, to find out more about the finalists.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEmployment Increased In August In W.Va., But Only Slightly
The total number of employed state residents increased by 400 - rising to 741,000 - while the number of unemployed state residents decreased by 700 to 31,300.
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Armstrong To Bring High-Speed Internet To Ten Rural W.Va. Counties
Armstrong Telecommunication announced Thursday plans to deploy more than 500 miles of high-speed fiber infrastructure across 10 West Virginia counties thanks to a $100 million federal and state investment.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: Stay Or Go — Part 1: The Stayers
They love West Virginia. They want to make their future here, but jobs, housing and opportunity can make that choice harder than it sounds. In the first of two Us & Them episodes, Trey Kay talks with young West Virginians trying to decide whether they can put down their own roots in a place they call home.
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