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FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The I-79 Technology Park is getting a new satellite program. The Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO L-1) is an observatory that will focused on studying space weather. It will collect data on things, like the radiation of the sun and climate change.  Current ground weather satellite at Technology Park “Well, the climate is changing,” said Jim Estep, President and CEO of the High Technology Foundation. “Why? They’re still trying to figure …

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Students in Fairmont State University’s Department of Engineering Technology have collaborated with the American Society of Civil Engineers West Virginia Section to draft the first-ever Infrastructure Report Card for the state. These reports are done in every state across the country, about every four years. The purpose is to conduct the research …

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COVID-19 is causing delays in a wide variety of projects and activities, but conversion of the old Fairmont Creamery into a technology innovations park for defense contractors isn’t one of them. Brad Cooksey, president of the Lawton Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) said last week that LEDC has signed the contract to purchase the creamery from …

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. —  Software and technology solutions provider, Sparksoft Corporation, marked the official opening of its new facility in Fairmont Monday. Sparksoft provides technology services in testing, development, security and program development. The new facility bridges the space between the towers of the NASA building in the I-79 Technology Park. “Sparksoft is a welcomed addition to West …