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April 22, 2008
Wheeling Intelligencer
W.Va. Leaders Mull Weirton's Future
By Jocelyn King
WEIRTON — Weirton's economic future could depend on finding new purposes for land and equipment owned by ArcelorMittal Steel, state and local leaders said Monday.
Mittal presently has 1,700 acres of unused land in Weirton that could be sold off for development, they said. Other Mittal facilities — still with working equipment inside — could be used as a training campus for those seeking to learn trades.
These ideas reportedly were among those presented during an economic roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., at the Serbian-American Cultural Center in Weirton on Monday. The actual discussion was not opened to the public.
Rockefeller said the idea for the roundtable discussion originated last year after a meeting with Weirton community leaders.
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