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Winner’s
Circle 2017
ACCORDING TO OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST Summer Sanders,
“To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It’s
not about winning and losing; it’s about everyday hard work
and about thriving on a challenge.”
Hard work and thriving under pressure are old hat to the
many West Virginia businesses that have seen the changing
tides of the state’s economy, industries and population. Despite
these challenges, businesses in an array of industries continue
to thrive in the Mountain State, whether they originated here
or relocated to reap the benefits of being within a day’s drive
of half the U.S. population; easy access to waterways, railways
and highways; an abundance of natural resources; or a work-
force with a reputation for integrity and hard work.
In conjunction with the energy and manufacturing issue, West
Virginia