Governor praises Nucor expansion in Mason County, cites $75M state support and $800M company investment
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The governor said the state announced a $75 million investment in support of a Nucor expansion and that Nucor plans an additional $800 million investment in a Mason County sheet mill; he credited the state's EDA with a unanimous backing.
The governor highlighted a major manufacturing expansion by Nucor in Mason County, saying the state announced a $75,000,000 investment and that Nucor plans an additional $800,000,000 investment in a new sheet mill. "We announced another 75,000,000 investment in the Nucor... that is for an additional $800,000,000 investment that Nucor is gonna make," he said.
He said the project will be "transformational" and predicted increased jobs and property-tax revenue when the investment takes effect. Praise for the Economic Development Authority (EDA) was explicit: the governor said he had the opportunity to chair the EDA meeting and described the vote as "100% unanimous," thanking the agency staff for what he called a courageous decision.
The briefing offered no detailed employment or tax estimates and did not include a formal record of incentives or contract terms. No independent economic analysis was presented at the event. The governor urged West Virginians to visit the site in Mason County and said the expansion was already growing beyond its initial plans.
No ordinance, resolution or legislative vote was recorded during the briefing; the comments described a state-level economic development endorsement and public praise for the private investment.