7-day ArchiveAt a new business park off W.Va. 2, not far from the Mason County line, contractors are hard at work. Just off Hal Greer Boulevard in Huntington, forensic scientists are busy testing DNA while officials at Marshall plan to expand their facility and programs. Some are physical advancements while others are intellectual, but they're equally key to economic development for the Huntington area in 2008, said Jerry McDonald, president of the Huntington Area Development Council.
The second largest of the 50 Kroger stores in West Virginia is right on U.S. 60 in Barboursville. After a multi-million dollar expansion last year, the store went from 55,000 square feet to 85,000 square feet, increased the size of every department and added new ones. As a result, Tri-Staters now have a shopping experience similar to that in a larger city — right here in the Huntington area, said general manager Ray Walker.