Explore the New Manufacturing Campaign Launches
Explore Academy on National Manufacturing Day
Explore the New Manufacturing, a statewide education
campaign of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association Ed-
ucational Fund (WVMAEF), launched the first of five regional
explore academies in Wheeling, WV, on National Manufactur-
ing Day earlier this fall.
More than 125 STEM and tech-education students from Ohio
and Marshall county middle schools attended the event to learn
from local manufacturers and high school students involved in
Wheeling Park’s simulated workplace programs.
“It is extremely important to educate our young people about
the career and educational opportunities available in West
Virginia,” says Rebecca McPhail, president of the West