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Weirton

American  
[weer-tn] / ˈwɪər tn /

noun

  1. a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.


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In Weirton, West Virginia, a steel town fallen on hard times, a battery manufacturer came to establish a new industrial basis for the community.

From Salon

Form Energy is a company building multi-day batteries in Weirton, West Virginia that committed to creating 750 permanent jobs at its factory by 2028.

From Seattle Times

“We would not have Weirton without West Virginia and we would not be going as fast as we’re going without the IRA,” Jaramillo said.

From Seattle Times

Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill at the site of Form Energy’s planned manufacturing facility in the Northern Panhandle community of Weirton.

From Seattle Times

Weirton Steel, which operated a nearly 800-acre property along the Ohio River in the town of about 19,000 residents, employed about 13,000 workers around the start of World War II. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003.

From Seattle Times