http://cazwv.com/news/default.aspxAll news items released by Chemical Alliance Zone. Channel syndication (c) 2008, Chemical Alliance Zone. Individual news items may carry separate copyright notices, and are used by permission from their respective authors.5CTC System Focuses on Training New Chemical Workers By: Paul Darst The State Journal Working in a chemical plant is a lot more complicated than it used to be.  Today's plant operators need to have math and science skills, as well as knowledgehttp://cazwv.com/news/news/CTC-System-Focuses-on-Training-New-Chemical-Workers,38.aspxFri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMTKureha, Progenesis Demonstrate CAZ's Reach By: Kevin DiGregorio Published in: The State Journal Economies grow by fits and starts.  A large company moves in while another conglomerate moves out.  Three small businesses open while another closeshttp://cazwv.com/news/news/Kureha-Progenesis-Demonstrate-CAZs-Reach,39.aspxFri, 16 May 2008 11:00:00 GMTApril 28, 2008 Kureha's Gamble: Japanese firm goes to West Virginia to build novel chemical plant By: Michael McCoy, Chemical and Engineering News On a drive along the Kanawha River from Charleston, W.Va., to the DuPont plant in nearby Belle, thehttp://cazwv.com/news/news/Kurehas-Gamble-Japanese-firm-goes-to-West-Virginia-to-build-novel-chemical-plant,35.aspxMon, 28 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMTExisting Infrastructure and Co-Locating Opportunities Attract Companies to West Virginia  4/7/2008  West Virginia Development Office Charleston, W.Va. A strategic location and a readily available, skilled work force are important incentives forhttp://cazwv.com/news/news/Existing-Infrastructure-and-Co-Locating-Opportunities-Attract-Companies-to-West-Virginia-,36.aspxMon, 07 Apr 2008 21:00:00 GMTPROGENESIS introduces NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CAZ COMPANY FOUNDERS TO JOIN CAZ’S Biotechnology and Allied Sciences INCUBATOR   South Charleston, W.Va. – Representatives of Progenesis Technologies, LLC today introduced a new, ground-breaking technology tohttp://cazwv.com/news/news/Progenesis-Introduces-New-Technology-to-CAZ,33.aspxThu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:00 GMTAs the new executive director of the Chemical Alliance Zone, Kevin DiGregorio is realistic about the work, time it will take to develop economy. Story by Beth Gorczyca Ryan Email | Bio | Other Stories by Beth Gorczyca Ryanhttp://cazwv.com/news/news/DiGregorio-Plots-Future-Direction-for-CAZ,29.aspxThu, 04 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMTTrade chief hopes to fill old chemical plant sitesby George HohmannDaily Mail business editorThe new leader of the Chemical Alliance Zone is hoping to find a chemical industry niche that will help fill some of the empty spaces inside the fence lines ofhttp://cazwv.com/news/news/Trade-chief-hopes-to-fill-old-chemical-plant-sites,30.aspxTue, 02 Oct 2007 11:00:00 GMTHigh-Tech U.K. Firm to locate North American Office in Kanawha Valley. Applied Computing & Engineering, a company specializing, since 1987, in the development and marketing of computer software for simulating engineering design and manufacturing processes,http://cazwv.com/news/news/High-Tech-UK-Firm-to-locate-North-American-Office-in-Kanawha-Valley,31.aspxTue, 06 Mar 2007 13:00:00 GMTThe Battelle Memorial Institute recently opened its first office in West Virginia. The five-person office at Dow's South Charleston Technology Park will conduct its own research and work with companies in the region to promote and push research.http://cazwv.com/news/news/Battelle-Institute-Finds-Home,18.aspxMon, 06 Mar 2006 09:00:37 GMTThe CAZ spring board meeting was held on March 11, 2004 at Building 701 on the campus of the Dow Technology Center. With the receipt of the WVEDA grant for the establishment of a Biotechnology and Allied Sciences Incubator, the meeting focused on thehttp://cazwv.com/news/news/Economic-Development-Through-Entrepreneurship-The-Focus-of-CAZ-Board-Meeting,16.aspxMon, 15 Mar 2004 10:18:44 GMTChemicals, Plastics Top Export List Global Trade Experiences Changes As Competitors Make Their Mark By JACQUE BLAND jbland@statejournal.com Move over, King Coal plastics, chemicals and other polymers are reigning supreme when it comes to West Virginia'shttp://cazwv.com/news/news/Chemicals-Top-WV-Export-List,15.aspxWed, 03 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT