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Procter & Gamble to Team with Eastern Panhandle Colleges to Build Workforce

Groundbreaking for the new Procter & Gamble Company in Berkeley County is expected to be this fall.

Stephen Christian is the executive director of the Berkeley County Development Authority. In a speech to the community Friday, Christian said negotiations for what became the plans to bring Procter & Gamble into the county began in fall of 2012.

West Virginia competed with two other states for the company, with its biggest rival being in Pennsylvania. It will take two to three years before the company is operational, but once completed could cover 1 to 3 million square feet and employ over 700 full-time employees making anywhere from $40,000 to $70,000 a year.

Christian says the jobs offered will be in high-tech fields working with computers and robotics.

“It’s my understanding that the Procter & Gamble Human Resources Team is working directly with Blue Ridge CTC, and with Shepherd [University], and with James Rumsey [Technical College] on the beginnings of how those things are going to be implemented, how they’re going to manifest themselves, and having a background in some manufacturing, or some engineering, or having a background in some software management and control management for machining is probably going to be advantageous.”

Christian says the company has not yet revealed which products will be produced at the Berkeley County site, but says there will be a variety of brands.

Procter & Gamble's Factory to be Bigger Than Planned

A West Virginia official says Procter & Gamble's planned factory in Berkeley County will be bigger than originally envisioned.The maker of Tide detergent…

A West Virginia official says Procter & Gamble’s planned factory in Berkeley County will be bigger than originally envisioned.

The maker of Tide detergent and Charmin bathroom tissue announced in February that the $500 million plant in the Tabler Station Business Park near Martinsburg would employ 700 workers when it opens in 2017.

Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette told the state Economic Development Authority’s board on Thursday that the company now plans to employ about 1,100 people at the nearly 460-acre site. Plans call for a building of 4.3 million square feet, more than four times the original projection.

Burdette said the amount of the investment and number of jobs may increase even more.

Groundbreaking is expected in early fall.

Procter & Gamble Submits Plans for W.Va. Manufacturing Plant

Procter & Gamble plans to construct its new manufacturing plant in Berkeley County in two phases.The majority of construction will be completed in the…

  Procter & Gamble plans to construct its new manufacturing plant in Berkeley County in two phases.

The majority of construction will be completed in the first phase. Construction is expected to begin in October.

The Journal reports that Procter & Gamble outlined the project in site and development plans filed with the Berkeley County Planning Department.

The first phase of construction will include the plant and nearly 2,200 parking spaces.

The Berkeley County Planning Commission has scheduled a May 4 public hearing on the project.

Procter & Gamble announced in February that it plans to invest $500 million in the project.

Procter & Gamble to Invest $500 Million in W.Va. Facility

Procter & Gamble plans to invest $500 million in a West Virginia manufacturing facility slated to open in 2017.In a news release Tuesday, the…

  Procter & Gamble plans to invest $500 million in a West Virginia manufacturing facility slated to open in 2017.

In a news release Tuesday, the multinational manufacturer said it expects to create 700 permanent jobs at the planned facility in Berkeley County, near Tabler Station outside Martinsburg.

Another 1,000 temporary construction positions are expected.

The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company hasn’t announced which brands will be produced there.

Its products include personal care, household cleaning, laundry detergents, prescription drugs and more. The company had about $83 billion in sales in the 2014 budget year, and 23 brands have annual sales of $1 billion to $10 billion each.

The plant will be Procter & Gamble’s 30th in the United States, and the second built in the country since 1971.

Hospitals Deal with Widespread Flu Activity

Earlier this month the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared a flu epidemic in the nation and named West Virginia a state with widespread flu activity. Now some hospitals in the eastern panhandle are taking extra precautions to make sure the virus doesn’t spread in their facilities.

University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center are adjusting policies to account for a flu outbreak. The two hospitals have made changes to patient visitation policies.

The changes include allowing only one permanent guest that is not noticeably sick per patient for decision making and support. No visitors are allowed that are experiencing a fever or cough and some restrictions are being put on visitors under 18. Visitation at both hospitals is now limited to two guests per patient including the permanent guest, between the hours of 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.

A release from the hospitals says visitor restrictions are temporary, but will remain in place till the hospitals feel comfortable lifting the restrictions.

W.Va. Schools Chief to Tour Eastern Panhandle Schools

West Virginia’s superintendent of schools is heading to the Eastern Panhandle this week to meet with teachers and students in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties.

Michael Martirano starts his road trip on Wednesday at Musselman High School in Berkeley County. He has other stops at county schools that day before moving on to Jefferson County schools on Thursday. He wraps up the tour on Friday in Morgan County.

Martirano’s strategy involves a focus on improving student attendance and graduation rates. His plan would increase pre-kindergarten offerings in all elementary schools and early childhood learning centers, including the expansion of programs before and after school and during the summer.

Martirano says a new accountability system for grading public school performances will ensure that students are college and career ready. 

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