The Charleston
Gazette
May 9,
2008
Center, students to push eco-friendly businesses
By The Associated Press
The nonprofit Center for
Economic Options is teaming up with college students across the state to push West Virginia as a hub
for environmentally sustainable businesses.
Center Director Pam Curry says the idea is to develop a network of
eco-conscious companies and provide resources, training and other forms of
support to them.
The cooperative involves
teams of students from Marshall University, Glenville State College, Fairmont State
University, the University of Charleston, West Virginia University, WVU Institute of
Technology, Concord University and Mountain State
University.
Those teams will focus on
specific industry sectors, marketing trends, economic research and strategies
for retooling the state's existing manufacturing infrastructure to support
emerging green technologies.