Charleston Civic Center filed with exhibitors
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Manufacturers Association gave attendees a chance to see and hear four candidates for West Virginia governor as part of the Expo 2016 Marcellus and Manufacturing Development Conference at the Charleston Civic Center.
Thursday morning, the four candidates — Democrats Booth Goodwin, Jim Justice and Jeff Kessler and Republican Bill Cole — discussed their platforms and their views about oil and gas, and manufacturing developments in the state. While the four were not on stage together or addressing each other, Thursday marked perhaps the first time that all four candidates participated in the same public event.
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Organizers said the conference focused on “…the infrastructure needed to create a regional Appalachian Storage Hub” for natural gas.
Thursday evening, the WVMA is scheduled hosted its annual dinner gala in the Grand Hall at the Clay Center. During the WVMA Annual Dinner Gala, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is scheduled to speak and the WVMA, in partnership with BrickStreet Insurance, will present the first award for Safety Excellence to a West Virginia manufacturing company.
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