CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) -LG Electronics and West Virginia are partnering together to bring 275 jobs to the state.
LG Electronics will invest $700 million over five years to develop technologies in renewable energy, telehealth and other industries through LG NOVA, which is a team focused on bringing innovation from the outside to LG.
“I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to build and to partner with the businesses and organizations in West Virginia: hospitals and energy companies and government and universities and all the communities in West Virginia that we can work together to build this bright future,” said Dr. Sokwoo Rhee, the head of LG NOVA.
West Virginia’s governor, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, Shelley Moore Capito, and WVU’s President and Marshall’s president were there to help celebrate at the press conference on Wednesday.
“It will not only help us advance digital health and clean tech, it will set us up as a use case for the rest of the world how rural markets and rural states can leapfrog and lead the world in the 21st century,” said Brad D. Smith, Marshall University’s President.
Branch offices will be at WVU and Marshall University.
The press conference ended with the crowd singing “Country Roads.”
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A Fayette County man who had been reported missing was found dead on Sunday after rescuers pulled his vehicle out of a West Virginia lake.
Kevin Lataille, 59, was pronounced dead after officials recovered a vehicle that was submerged in Cheat Lake, according to WTAE.
The Murrysville Medic One Dive Team said in a post on Facebook that they were called on Sunday to help locate a missing person and a car, adding that the vehicle might have gone over the side of the Interstate 68 bridge and into Cheat Lake.
“Ice rescue technicians walked along the interstate bridge locating car parts,” the post said. “Ice rescue personnel cut an access hole for divers which were deployed locating the vehicle in 12 feet of water under the ice. Divers were able to confirm the vehicle’s color, make and model, and also confirmed the vehicle was occupied.”
Lataille’s family also issued a statement, WTAE reported, saying that his vehicle had been recovered and his body found.
“We regret to inform you that Kevin has been found, but sadly, he has passed away,” the post said. “We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved in the search efforts. The overwhelming support from friends, family, strangers, and those who distributed flyers, shared his missing person post, and prayed daily has been incredible. We are grateful to those who used drones, helped manage social media, and were there when we needed support the most.”
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