Beckley ribbon-cutting ceremony held for NRGRDA textile program and workshop
BECKLEY — The New River Gorge region’s outdoor economy gained a new thread May 21 in downtown Beckley.
The PATTERN Textile Training and Manufacturing Center opened with a ribbon cutting and open house at the United Bank Building on Main Street. The center is an initiative of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority aimed at expanding cut-and-sew training, textile product development and business support in Southern West Virginia.
Amy Showalter, a community ******* et lead for the NRGRDA, spoke at the ceremony and said the project has been developing in the region for years before reaching Thursday’s opening.
“PATTERN, or Planning and Accelerating Textile Technology and Entrepreneurship Regional Network, is an initiative of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority,” Showalter said. “But it is also something that has been building in the region for years, and we are excited to take this next pivotal step in the journey.”
Emily Rouse, a textile industry consultant for PATTERN, said the effort took several years and involved a team working across state lines to source machines, prepare the facility and ******* s local industry needs.
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BECKLEY — The New River Gorge region’s outdoor economy gained a new thread May 21 in downtown Beckley.
The PATTERN Textile Training and Manufacturing Center opened with a ribbon cutting and open house at the United Bank Building on Main Street. The center is an initiative of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority aimed at expanding cut-and-sew training, textile product development and business support in Southern West Virginia.
Amy Showalter, a community ******* et lead for the NRGRDA, spoke at the ceremony and said the project has been developing in the region for years before reaching Thursday’s opening.
“PATTERN, or Planning and Accelerating Textile Technology and Entrepreneurship Regional Network, is an initiative of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority,” Showalter said. “But it is also something that has been building in the region for years, and we are excited to take this next pivotal step in the journey.”
Emily Rouse, a textile industry consultant for PATTERN, said the effort took several years and involved a team working across state lines to source machines, prepare the facility and ******* s local industry needs.
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