MCRA receives unexpected work completion at Air Transportation Park
During her report to the board of directors at this month’s Mingo County Redevelopment Authority meeting, Executive Director Leasha Johnson said two familiar phases of work now being performed at the Air Transportation Park are rapidly nearing completion. Another phase of work was recently completed at the site as well, Johnson said. However, the completion of this particular job came unexpectedly, with the details surrounding it being even less known. She said the other, so
Officials: Aquaponics facility nearing operational stage
Not only is the aquaponics facility near Kermit on the cusp of completion and close to being production ready, but the facility at First Burning Creek now also has an official name—Blue Acre Aquaponics Center. She said the interior rooms are also finished, and, with the exception of a few punch list items including the hanging of gas heaters, all of which should be achieved by the first of the year, the building is essentially ready for the equipment installation. “The equipm
MCRA gains ownership of wood manufacturing plant
After more than two months of negotiations, the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority has gained ownership of the wood manufacturing plant at the James H. “Buck” Harless Wood Products Industrial Park at Holden as the result of a mutual agreement with the plant’s owner, Mohawk Industries. That word came Tuesday during the MCRA’s regular board meeting. MCRA Executive Director Leasha Johnson said the deal struck on Nov. 19 between Mohawk and the MCRA entailed the plant complex, w
