Exciting Things Are Happening in South Charleston, WV
City leaders are working to make South Charleston a great place to work and live.
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South Charleston, WV, is growing and improving, thanks to proactive community leaders who are working on projects to make life even better for residents. Here are six new ones.
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GreenPower Opens New Headquarters in South Charleston
GreenPower Motor Co., a cutting-edge technology company that specializes in building electric school buses, opted to build its East Coast plant in South Charleston. The products produced at this facility are used to transport children to school across the nation.
Park Place Development Underway
A former industrial site, Park Place has gone through a remediation process and is now being parceled off to private entities for development. It’s slated to be a regional shopping destination with restaurants and interesting shops and should be complete in 2025
Thomas Memorial Hospital Transformation
WVU Medicine recently purchased Thomas Memorial Hospital and will invest hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years to make it their regional hub in southern West Virginia. The hospital has already installed a heliport, and plans are in the works to build a new emergency room and heart surgical suite.
AVN Corp. Launches in South Charleston
Newly formed research and development company AVN Corp. is now doing business at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park. The firm works with clients from around the world and specializes in chemical manufacturing, advanced software technologies and technical engineering.
Fiber Optic Network Expands
Using funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, the city of South Charleston recently undertook a massive project to install fiber optic infrastructure throughout the entire city. This updated technology will allow for significantly increased internet speed and can be leased by area internet service providers.
Jefferson Road Undergoes Reconstruction
Efforts to resolve this bottleneck stretch of road have been ongoing since 2019 but are finally nearing completion. The $55 million project to build a bridge and expand from a two-lane to a five-lane road will provide significant relief and easier passage for the 19,000 cars that traverse it each day.
