The Future is Data
All hours of the day and night, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is gathering terabytes of information from multiple satellites at the West Virginia High Technology Foundation’s I-79 Technology Park. As the data silently streams through the satellites, Jim Estep, High Technology Foundation president and CEO, hears money and opportunity pouring into the Mountain State.
Economic Impact
As countries around the world work to repair economies upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war between Russia and Ukraine is creating even more difficulties while exacerbating existing issues, including worker shortages; commodity, transportation and inventory disruptions; and the highest inflation rate in a generation in the U.S.
Promoting American Energy
As a representative of a leading coal and gas production state, Congresswoman Carol Miller wants to promote the use of American energy around the world.
Miller is part of the bipartisan Congressional Energy Export Caucus.
2022 West Virginia Executive Health Care Hall of Fame
The attitude toward well-being in the Mountain State puts health care workers in a trying position—but one of great importance. Countless forward-thinking individuals work to advance both the field and health of West Virginians every day.
Appalachian Regional Commission
In 1965, Congress passed the Appalachian Regional Development Act (ARDA), which declared that the Appalachian region of the U.S., while abundant in natural resources and rich in potential, lags behind the rest of the nation in its economic growth and that its people have not shared properly in the nation’s prosperity.
Understanding the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
The COVID-19 pandemic forced ordinary Americans—not just economists, manufacturers and businesspeople—to consider and confront the country’s supply chains. Even now, two years after the onset of the pandemic, walking the aisles of a supermarket can reveal bare shelves and empty spaces where certain products should be. As a result, more and more people want to know where their merchandise comes from.