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MarTek Limited, headquartered in Big Chimney, West Virginia, designs and manufactures a unique line of patented electrical safety equipment sold throughout the United States and Canada and beyond. Marketed under the trademarked name of “Chicken Switch,” the portable, remote-controlled equipment protects individuals from hazardous electrical arc flashes during high voltage circuit breaker switching activities. Founded […]
A new partnership between a Wheeling company and West Liberty University focused on developing and marketing a better way to teach college level science has received a key boost in the form of a seed grant from a new statewide economic development initiative. The Innovation Transfer Consortium (ITC), a project of TechConnect WV, has awarded […]
The Chemical Alliance Zone’s Chemicals and Materials Commercialization Fund has awarded $20,000 to a Marshall University scientist to help bring to market a technology he has developed for repairing skin injuries. The award to Dr. Jingwei Xie of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR) will help Xie’s research team produce device prototypes and samples, […]
By: Kelly Bragg, West Virginia Department of Commerce West Virginia’s new compressed natural gas corridor is under way and more stations were announced in the state’s propane fueling infrastructure during a stakeholders’ meeting of the W.Va. Clean State Program at the National Alternative Fuel Training Consortium in Morgantown on July 10. “Making it Happen in […]
Educators from the Kanawha Valley met recently with leaders in innovation and industry as part of the Charleston Area Alliance’s (CAA) second annual Educator | Industry Institute (E|II). Designed to fill a gap recognized by the CAA between classroom and industry, the E|II provides an opportunity for teachers to learn firsthand about the education, skills […]
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz toured the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown on July 29, addressing employees at the site, as well as at other NETL staff in locations around the country, including Pittsburgh, Oregon, Alaska, and Texas. Moniz said NETL has and will continue to play an important role in fossil fuels […]
Creating jobs by advancing innovation-based economic development in West Virginia was the message shared with members of West Virginia’s Congressional Delegation by TechConnect Board Chair Russ Lorince and Executive Director Anne Barth during a recent visit to Washington. “Our Delegation has been very supportive of programs and funding for research and infrastructure, including the National […]
Entrepreneurs, business leaders, mayors, governors, foundation and nonprofit directors, and civic-minded celebrities from across the nation joined President Bill Clinton for the recent Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Chicago. The annual event, now in its third year, focuses on finding solutions to promote economic recovery in the U.S. and employs a “commitment” model to develop […]
As we celebrate West Virginia’s sesquicentennial, it’s a good time to reflect on a very special initiative launched during the State’s centennial festivities in 1963—the National Youth Science Camp. Since its founding, this program has sponsored two students from every state and the District of Columbia to attend a four-week camp in Pocahontas County designed […]
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is creating a new central bank that will increase the availability of capital to small businesses in the 13-state Appalachian Region. Called Appalachian Community Capital (ACC), the ARC has committed to establishing this new source of funding for development lenders and will be capitalizing the ACC with $42 million over […]