Citynet Acquires StratusWave
Communications
Citynet has announced its acquisition
of StratusWave Communications from
Gateway Telecom, LLC, a privately held
telecommunications company based in
Wheeling, WV. This purchase allows Citynet
to continue to broaden its service footprint
while also expanding the services available
to current StratusWave customers and the
Wheeling business segment overall.
Citynet, headquartered in Bridgeport,
WV, is a leading provider of telecommunica-
tions services. Such services include phone,
ultra-high-speed broadband, IT-managed
services solutions to small and medium-sized
businesses across West Virginia and unified
communications, including seamless com-
munications between devices and delivery
methods such as phone, video, messaging
and web conferencing.
“This transaction will expand our
breadth of service, increasing our ability
to provide Citynet’s portfolio of advanced
technology services to business customers
in the Wheeling market,” says Jim Martin,
president and chief executive officer of
Citynet. “The transaction also will enable
us to leverage StratusWave’s experienced
sales force and office staff to help expand
the Citynet footprint.”
West Virginia State University
Awarded $894,000 in
Federal Research Grants
Addressing Food Security
West Virginia State University has been
awarded grant funds totalling more than
$894,000 from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of
Food and Agriculture for research projects
addressing food security.
The grants fund two proposed research
projects that use genetic techniques to
improve the health benefits of certain fruits
and vegetables while providing hands-on
learning opportunities for 16 graduate
and undergraduate students.
“To receive this level of funding speaks
volumes about the talented research and
teaching faculty at State,” says Dr. Orlando
McMeans, vice president for research and
public service. “These projects directly
address the food security needs identified by
the USDA with direct impact on both farmers
and consumers here in West Virginia.”
Highland-Clarksburg Hospital
Announces $17.5 Million Expansion
Highland-Clarksburg Hospital has an-
nounced the expansion of their services
in 2018 with the completion of a $17.4
million project.
The hospital will be adding a total of
58 beds, 38 of which will be reserved for
patients who are seeking substance abuse
treatment. The hospital and its staff are
being proactive in West Virginia’s fight
against the addiction crisis throughout the
state. A community health needs assessment
survey has identified the needs for North
Central West Virginia with drug treatment
issues showing the highest demand.
Currently, Highland-Clarksburg
Hospital has 115 beds. The expansion
will boost that number to 173, a 50 percent
increase. It is projected that the hospital’s
full-time employees will increase to 350
by the end of 2019. The expansion will
include an 8,000-square-foot gymnasium,
a 200-foot by 110-foot outdoor green
space for patients and a day care center
for employees. The hospital is working
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Rural Development Group on the financ-
ing of the project.
Tyler County Joins the
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WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE
Tyler County has been admitted to the
West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone (PAZ),
following approval by the PAZ board of
directors during the organization’s annual
meeting. It now joins the geographic foot-
print of the PAZ, which also includes Mason,
Jackson, Wood and Pleasants counties.
“I want to thank outgoing PAZ Presi-
dent Karen Facemeyer and the PAZ board
of directors, particularly my develop-
ment organization counterparts in Mason,
Jackson, Wood and Pleasants counties, for
their willingness to bring us aboard and
allow Tyler County to share in the market-
ing and development assistance benefits,
as well as the increased visibility to new
business prospects, that come with PAZ
membership,” says Eric Peters, executive
director of the Tyler County Development
Authority. “I believe they agree that we
are stronger and can be more successful
when we work together as a region and
that county lines should not be a barrier
to new business investment and employ-
ment opportunities.”