Welcome to the Chemical Alliance Zone!
It Takes Great Chemistry for a Relationship to Last this Long.
For more than 70 years, West Virginia has been a premier destination for the world's leading chemical companies. A unique balance of rich natural resources, an excellent infrastructure, competitive taxes and incentives, strong community support for the chemical industry and a skilled workforce make it an optimum location. And though West Virginia is renowned for its natural beauty, the refreshing rural atmosphere provides ample urban convenience. Both Huntington and Charleston boast symphony orchestras, fine art facilities and sports complexes. Academic collaboration is facilitated by five institutions of higher learning within the Chemical Alliance Zone (CAZ): West Virginia State University, West Virginia University, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, The University of Charleston, Marshall University and the Marshall University Graduate College. Investing in West Virginia is an intelligent business decision. Companies seeking areas for expansion, relocation or entirely new facilities will discover that the CAZ offers a promising future, based on a long history of success.
West Virginia and the Chemical Industry - Great Chemistry and a Relationship 70-years strong.
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Job Outlook Rosy in WVa Chemical Industry
Despite the recession, good-paying jobs are available in the Kanawha Valley if you've got skills that are in demand. Just look at the chemical industry. Even though chemical companies in the valley have shed hundreds of jobs in the... -
Tech Park: Don't Waste Potential
Two Northern Panhandle mills, Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and Weirton Steel, once had more than 20,000 workers. Now they employ only 1,300, a Public Broadcasting report noted. This sad decline follows other blue-collar shrinkage. West... -
Supporters try to save South Charleston Tech Park
When Keith Pauley stares out of his fourth-floor office window at Building 740 at the South Charleston Technology Park, he sees opportunity. More than 680 acres of land. High-rise buildings with laboratories. Engineering and computer...