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Explore: The New Manufacturing opens office on Main Street in Buckhannon

Explore: The New Manufacturing opened a Main Street office in Buckhannon displaying student projects and offering workshops and academies that connect middle and high school students statewide with manufacturing careers.

A manufacturing nonprofit opened its doors at a new location on Main Street in Buckhannon, its windows decorated with student projects and featuring a table made by Fred Eberle Technical Center students. Monica Cross, director of Explore: The New Manufacturing, […]

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