Last week, Virgin announced West Virginia would be the new testing grounds for a hyperloop track.
So, what factors worked in West Virginia’s favor over 16 other locations?
- availability of land
- low cost of living
- high quality of life
- ready workforce
- business-friendly government
- proximity to the engineering and business students and faculty at West Virginia University
- WVU also is home to the only fully operational Personal Rapid Transit for the last 45 years
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