Training
Governor's Guaranteed Workforce Program (GGWFP)
- State Dollars. Requires completion of Business Assistance Form.
- Private for profit company.
- Funding decision based on variety of factors: need, wages paid vs median per capita income of area, etc.
- Can do internal training and pay internal trainers wages.
- Major priority for training is in the manufacturing sector (entry-level, expanding, and upgrade for retention). (Retail, construction, and service organizations, such as retail outlets, construction firms, hotels/motels, restaurants, and other non-manufacturers make their business decisions because of existing business activity in an area; and training support, in these industry sectors, is not an economic development factor. Therefore, these organizations and/or businesses cannot be considered for funding by the GGWFP
New and Expanding Projects:
Education
The most forward-thinking approach to solving business problems and increasing competitiveness is to equip today's and tomorrow's citizens with the skills and knowledge necessary in an increasingly knowledge-based economy. The I-79 Corridor has the educational and workforce training programs necessary to make any business successful.
School information for the I-79 Corridor
| Total Enrollment | 32857 |
| High School Graduates | 2043 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 14.3 |
| Schools Elementary | 46 |
| Middle | 19 |
| High Schools | 12 |
| Vo-Tech | 3 |
| Attendance Rate | 94.2 % |
| Dropout Rate | 1.6 % |
| ACT Composite Scores | 20.6 |
Existing Industries
The quality of an areas workforce is reflected in the businesses and industries that locate in that community. The following is a partial list of many of the businesses located within the I-79 Development Corridor.
- FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division
- NASA's National Independent Verification and Validation Center
- West Virginia High Tech Consortium WVHTC
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Concurrent Engineering Research Center
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Center for Disease Control
- National White Collar Crime Center
- National Research Center for Coal and Energy
- Software Engineering Research Center
- ManTech
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals
- Galaxy Global CorporationGalaxy Global
Population
| Population | |
| 2003 | 226,034 |
| 1990 | 219,352 |
| Households | |
| 2000 | 91,911 |
| Median Age | 32 |
| Per Capita Personal Income | |
| 2002 | $24,308 |
| Median Household Income | |
| 2002 | $30,323 |
Wage and Employment
| Total Labor Force-2003 | 105,288 |
| Total Number Employed-2003 | 100,105 |
| Total Number Unemployed-2003 | 5,183 |
| Unemployment Rate-2003 | 4.92% |
| Adults 25 and older High School Diploma or more-2000 | 78.8% |
| Adults 25 and older Associate Degree-2000 | 6,199 |
| Bachelor Degree-2000 | 17,020 |
| Graduate or Professional Degree-2000 | 13,729 |
| Average Annual Wage Average annual wage per job by Industry for 2003 | |
| Construction | $27,327 |
| Manufacturing | $37,136 |
| Retail Trade | $17,921 |
| Information | $31,224 |
| Health Care | $30,887 |
| Professional/Technical Services | $41,124 |
