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Today is Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.
Find a rewarding career in the outdoor industry via the Brad and Alys Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative…Batteries from Form Energy in Weirton will be used to power a multi-day energy storage project in Maine…and the Shawnee Sports Complex kicks off a $5 million upgrade to its welcome center…on today’s daily304.
#1 – From OEDC.WVU – The Brad and Alys Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative is expanding! Find a career in West Virginia’s outdoor industry with positions available in youth education, economic development, community building and outdoor asset development.
WVU offers generous benefits for full-time team members, including paid holidays, annual leave and sick time; health insurance and other benefits, including retirement options and perks; and wellness programs.
Current openings include Ascend New River Gorge Program Coordinator.
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#2 – From WVPUBLIC – The United States Department of Energy has announced it would provide more than $100 million to a “multi-day energy storage project” in Lincoln, Maine using batteries from Form Energy’s new Weirton factory, located in Hancock County.
Mateo Jaramillo, co-founder and CEO of Form Energy, said the newly announced plans mark “the largest energy storage project based on energy capacity announced yet in the world.”
The company is actively finishing construction on its factory in Weirton, breaking ground just over a year ago. It marks Form Energy’s first high-volume manufacturing facility, located on a 55-acre plot.
The company is currently testing its manufacturing lines and recruiting workers to prepare for higher-capacity production by the end of the year.
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#3 – From METRO NEWS – A $5 million upgrade is what’s in store toward the expansion of the welcome center at the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar, further leading to more investments into the state’s growing sports tourism industry.
The Kanawha County Commission joined U.S. Senator Joe Manchin among other dignitaries helping to fund the initiative, as well as representatives of the facility, for a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month to kick off the series of upgrades.
The Shawnee Sports Complex Welcome Center is set to go from 2,500 square feet to 12,000 square feet by sometime next year, and will bring more restrooms and concessions along with it.
Since the facility’s opening in 2018, it has drawn in $150 million in economic impact and athletes and spectators from across the east coast.
Shawnee has also been host to some of the biggest sports competitions in the eastern United States, such as the Eastern U.S. Soccer Regional Tournament that has brought in about $32 million every year out of five years it has been being held at the complex.
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