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Welcome to the Tech Park

The West Virginia Regional Technology Park is leading the Mountain State into a new frontier of innovation, science, and technology.

Built on the legacy of scientists, engineers, and innovators who brought over 30,000 patents valued at eighteen billion dollars into the marketplace at this unique location, the Tech Park is where the spark of an idea or concept can become a market-ready product.

The Tech Park is more than just land and facilities - it's a place where you can find a willing partner to obtain the assets, workforce, and connections to succeed. Not only will you find connectivity to redundant utilities and high-speed internet access but also connections to state and federal government leaders, bankers, technology resources, educational leaders, and more. Choosing the Tech Park provides access to West Virginia's beautiful landscape with a low cost of living and plenty of social activities including skiing, boating, golf, hunting, fishing, world-class resorts, music, research universities, and much more.

Visit the West Virginia Regional Tech Park today and discover a place to grow, succeed and thrive in business and in life.

Vibrant Living Area

Five minutes from West Virginia International Yeager Airport- with daily flights to several major hubs nation wide
Located at the intersection of three major Interstates – I-77, I-64 and I-79
Close proximity to downtown South Charleston with great lunchtime eateries and shops
Near a 2,500 seat riverfront amphitheater and the 4,500 seat GoMart Park – home of the Charleston Dirty Birds
Quick access to Capitol Market, an indoor/outdoor market offering farm goodness, specialty shops, and several eateries
One hour drive to the best whitewater rafting and skiing on the East Coast
Minutes away from Mardi Gras Casino & Resort
The WV Symphony Orchestra, a premiere performing arts organization, presenting classical, pops, and chamber-music concerts

History of the Park

The West Virginia Regional Technology Park comes with an

illustrious history of innovation. Opened in 1949 as the Union Carbide Corporation Technology Center, the location quickly because Union Carbide’s largest research and development center.

In 2001, the Dow Chemical Company bought Union Carbide and operated the Park. In 2011, Dow donated the property to the State of West Virginia. Since its beginning in 1949, more

than 30,000 patented discoveries, valued at approximately $18 billion dollars, have been created on the 258-acre campus.

Today, the West Virginia Regional Technology Park is a premier hub for innovation and research, offering companies and institutions ready-to-use laboratory, pilot plant, office, warehouse, and industrial facilities, supported by a skilled workforce pipeline and anchored in a collaborative ecosystem that accelerates commercialization, manufacturing, and economic growth.