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CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Economic Development (WVDED) today announced that Papier-Mettler, a German packaging manufacturer, has acquired an industrial building in Moorefield, WV, and will invest $48 million and create up to 100 new jobs in the area. The industrial space, acquired in May, is the first Papier-Mettler production…

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So, you’ve decided to export. Perhaps you’ve been exporting for years, responding to inquiries from your website or establishing distribution channels around the world. Maybe you’re starting to enter global markets and still learning the process. When you have a business to run, how do you make time to focus your attention on exporting? Despite…

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For the past century, Paul Wissmach Glass Company (PWG) have honed their craft and created beautiful, functional art in Paden City, West Virginia. Opened in 1901, the company began manufacturing colored sheets of glasses for stained glass and art studios, as well as for manufactured items like tile and lighting. PWG prides itself on constantly…

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Touchstone Research Laboratory (TRL) started in 1980 in the basement of a monastery, where founder, Brian Joseph, rebuilt a scanning electron microscope purchased for $100.  The laboratory has come a long way in four decades. Touchstone moved into the Millennium Centre in Triadelphia, WV, in December of 1989. Its offerings expanded, and so did the…

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Kenneth Thompson, President and CEO of Valtronic Solutions, was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s state office during a National Small Business Week awards ceremony on May 6 as West Virginia’s 2022 Small Business Exporter of the Year. Valtronics Solutions, located in Ravenswood in Jackson County, is a system integrator, fabricator, manufacturer, representative, and…

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