The new office in Wise, VA, was
completed in November 2016, and the
Fairmont, WV, office was completed in
early April 2017. These locations join
Charleston, WV, and the main branch in
Summersville, WV, in providing increased
employment opportunities throughout the
Appalachian region.
“Building on our 15-year history, our
vision is to be the premier provider of
quality labor for the coal industry,” says
President and Owner Michael Grose.
“With two new offices, we could not
feel more fortunate to get so many hard-
working miners back to work.”
Shale Crescent USA Promotes
Mid-Ohio Valley at World
Petrochemical Conference
Shale Crescent USA, a nonprof-
it group of business and community
leaders from Ohio and West Virginia,
attended the World Petrochemical Con-
ference in Houston, Texas, earlier this
year to promote the Mid-Ohio Valley
as a premier location for high-energy
intensive manufacturing industries to
expand or relocate.
The World Petrochemical Conference,
an international event, drew in more than
1,400 delegates from more than 600 com-
panies and 50 countries to attend the con-
ference. Attendees were high-level decision
makers representing the petrochemical,
chemical, energy and oil and gas manu-
facturing industries.
According to Greg Kozera, marketing
director for Shale Crescent USA, the or-
ganization has been aggressively market-
ing the region to high-energy intensive
manufacturing industries through print,
radio and online mediums.
“The World Petrochemical Conference
was the first time our organization has been
face to face with so many prospects that
have the authority to bring their company
to the Shale Crescent USA region,” says
Kozera. “We were excited to be talking
to the decision makers. The sales process
for getting a company to come here is a
long one, typically taking three years or
more and requiring numerous contacts.
We were excited to start that process in
earnest in Houston.”
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