daily304 - Episode 03.11.2024

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

Today is Monday, March 11 

Chester officials welcome Heavy Iron Oilfield Services to #YesWV. Enjoy a concert from your couch with Mountain State Music. And the WV EDA helps Maxxim Manufacturing go from 5 to 100 jobs…on today’s daily304.

#1 – From HERALD-STAR – Business, government and economic development officials gathered in the state’s northernmost city last week to welcome a new company to the area and celebrate the work of almost 13 years.

A grand opening was held for Heavy Iron Oilfield Services LP, which recently moved into the Rock Springs Business Park in Chester, once the site of the former Taylor, Smith and Taylor Pottery. The company provides well testing and frac flowback services to the oil and gas industry in the eastern United States.

“Today marks a significant milestone,” declared Jacob Keeney, co-executive director of the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle.

The BDC announced Heavy Iron Oilfield Services would become the first tenant of the business park almost one year ago, noting the company would be relocating from Canonsburg, Pa. with a plan for approximately 100 jobs made up of existing and new employees.

Read more:

https://www.heraldstaronline.com/news/local-news/2024/03/heavy-iron-welcomed-to-chester/

 #2 – From DAILY304 – The daily304 and Folklore Music Exchange are proud to present Mountain State Music Concert from the Folklore Stage in Charleston, Almost Heaven, West Virginia. This week's guests include Kate Boytek and Samuel James! 

Each concert is streamed live on YouTube. It's a concert from your couch! Sit back, relax, and enjoy LIVE music from West Virginia.

Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdMkn0gTtQ4

#3 – From WV EDA – Years ago, the local manufacturing plant across the street from Shannon Remines, VP of Manufacturing for Maxxim Manufacturing, closed down and their workers were let go. The next day many of the workers showed up at Mr. Remines’ door. He didn’t have the work for them at the time, but he had just done a deal with the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, so he had the equipment for them to work on. He was able to hire 44 of them on the spot.

In 2003, the company started with a small gear shop and, since then, have expanded the size and scope of their work in Brushfork, Mercer County. Among other things, they have a welding shop, a mechanical division doing gearbox repairs, and they do complete equipment rebuilds.

“They were there at every turn,” Remines said of the WVEDA. “They can see the return on investment, and they can see the job growth… Going from five jobs to 100 jobs, and I gotta say the Economic Development Authority played a huge part in financing and allowing me to do that.”

Read more:

https://eda.wv.gov/maxxim-manufacturing/

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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.