The West Virginia Education, Research & Technology Park, recently acquired by the state from Dow Chemical, now has a Web site at www.wvresearch.org/techpark.

Potential tennants can visit this site to learn more about the park’s history, capacity and potential.

The park’s unique and valuable facilities will make it an attractive location for companies and organizations in need of advanced technology, and many believe the park will become a research hub, employing thousands.

The story below appeared Thursday evening on WSAZ-TV. Click here to view the piece.

There are high hopes for a new state research park in South Charleston.

A special committee met for the first time Thursday to discuss what to do with the former Dow Tech Park.

The park will be state owned, but the goal is to create high tech jobs in the private sector. Officials say the transition period isn’t going to happen overnight.

Representatives from Battelle Memorial Institute, who won the contract to redevelop the park, say the park’s success depends on their ability to bring in talented people and innovators.

The transition between Dow and the state is set to be complete by December 15.

Project leaders are hopeful that as many as seven tenants could be ready to move in by then.