Both will help attract new jobs. Both will help children find work to suit their needs later in life. We need to invest in our future and this is a way to do it. By focusing on technology and education, West Virginia can enjoy the same economic prosperity of the rest of the nation. Jobs don t have to disappear.
Young adults don t have to move in search of work.
West Virginia already has a base of high-tech jobs. Fairmont is home to the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, which supports fledgling high-tech companies. At the core of all of these efforts is high-tech wiring. Fiber optics are thin, flexible glass strands that transmit voice, data and images as light. They are faster and more powerful than traditional copper or cable lines and are a must for most high-tech enterprises.