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Pullman Plaza to host Brownfields conference
HUNTINGTON -- The third annual West Virginia Brownfields Conference will take place Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 10-11, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel in Huntington.
The conference is sponsored by the West Virginia Brownfield Assistance Center at Marshall University, the West Virginia Brownfield Assistance Center at West Virginia University, the Land Restoration Division of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, the West Virginia Development Office and the West Virginia Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association.
The conference, which will be called "A Path to Progress," includes multiple tracks on redevelopment and revitalization of brownfield properties in the state. Brownfields are land that receive special funding to remove possible hazardous substances and allow for development.
Randy Huffman, secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, will deliver the keynote address at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Other conference speakers include Huntington Mayor David Felinton at noon Wednesday, Sept. 10, and EPA Region III Brownfields Program Administrator Susan Janowaik at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11.
A site tour of area brownfield properties and a reception are scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 9. For agenda and conference registration information, visit the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center Web site at www.wvbrownfields.org.
For additional information, contact George Carico, program coordinator, at 304-696-5456.
