Over $6 billion in active investment. Nucor, Frontieras, and the Monarch Compute Campus all chose Mason County, West Virginia. River, rail, highway, and up to 8 gigawatts of new dedicated power. There is a reason the biggest names in industry keep landing here.
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Mason County in West VirginiaMason County sits on the banks of the Ohio River in western West Virginia, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Point Pleasant, the county seat, is roughly 60 miles north of Charleston, WV, and within a day's drive of Pittsburgh, Columbus, Charlotte, and Washington, D.C.
Served by U.S. Route 35, the Ohio River inland waterway system, and CSX Class I rail — connecting Mason County to the eastern seaboard, the Gulf Coast, and the industrial Midwest.
Nucor picked Mason County for the biggest investment their company has ever made. A $2.7 billion sheet steel mill on the Ohio River. It is also the largest private investment in the history of West Virginia.
Full details →Frontieras looked at sites in Texas and Wyoming before choosing Mason County for their $850 million FASForm facility. It will be the first commercial-scale plant using their patented coal reformation technology.
Full details →Fidelis New Energy and 8090 Industries created American Intelligence & Power Corporation (AIP) with backing from LuminArx Capital Management. They are building the Monarch Compute Campus north of Point Pleasant to deliver 2 to 8 gigawatts of dedicated power for AI data centers.
Full details →Half the U.S. population is within a day's drive. 40% of the aerospace industry too. Highway, Ohio River barge, and CSX Class I rail all in one place.
West Virginia ranks 5th nationally in total energy production. Substations ranging from 138 to 765 kV provide some of the largest transmission capacity in the country. 8 GW of new dedicated power planned.
Among the lowest workers' comp rates in the nation. Cost of living 16-22% below the national average. A tax structure that works for business and a state government that does not slow you down.
Within a day's drive of 70%+ of America's polyethylene demand and 77% of North American polypropylene demand. Member of both Chemical and Polymer Alliance Zones.
200,000+ workers within 60 miles. Mason County Career Center runs a Simulated Workplace program that turns out graduates ready to work on day one. Regional partnerships with WorkForce West Virginia.
Multiple industrial sites from 7 to 1,000+ acres with full utility infrastructure, Ohio River frontage, CSX rail service, and fiber optic connectivity.
AIP Corp partners with Caterpillar and Boyd CAT for the Monarch Compute Campus, delivering 2 gigawatts of power generation for AI data centers in Mason County.
Read more →Fidelis New Energy and 8090 Industries launch AIP Corp, an AI infrastructure company anchored by the Monarch Compute Campus in Mason County, with backing from LuminArx Capital Management.
Read more →Frontieras North America finalizes acquisition of 183 riverfront acres in Mason County for its $850 million FASForm facility, the first commercial-scale coal reformation plant.
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