daily304 - Episode 02.02.2023

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.  

Today is Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023  

A new online hub is syncing the Mountain State with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act … Learn how WV can provide support to your IT business … and on Innovators and Entrepreneurs, we talk to Major General Bill Crane, Adjutant General of the West Virginia Joint Forces Headquarter … on today’s daily304. 

#1 – From WV Infrastructure Hub –  Check out the West Virginia Infrastructure Hub to learn more about programs and resources available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The hub is a coordinated approach by Governor Jim Justice’s administration - working to identify best practices from across the nation for deploying funds and maximizing West Virginia’ IIJA opportunities.

The federal IIJA provides historic investment in United States infrastructure, including broadband access, transportation, clean energy and more. 

Learn more:

https://infrastructure.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

 

#2 – From WV Economic Development – Technology & Information Services is an emerging industry in #YesWV. This growing cluster of researchers and practitioners includes university research facilities, government agencies and commercial enterprises.

In fact, the concentration of Technology and Information Services, specifically our leading biometric organizations in north-central West Virginia, has been called the “Silicon Valley of America’s biometrics activity.

Visit the West Virginia Department of Economic Development to learn more and connect with an experienced consultant for assistance in site selection, business development or navigating local government regulations.

Read more:
https://westvirginia.gov/industries/information-technology/

 

#3 – From Innovators and Entrepreneurs –  Adjutant General Crane…He provides command guidance and vision to more than 6,500 citizen soldiers, airmen and civilians employed through the West Virginia Military Authority. Watch the interview on the daily304’s YouTube channel, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates!

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/IdsDHnJjNo0

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That’s all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.