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Kinetic Park Building NRG

04-21-08
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Within the next 4-8 weeks, construction should begin on a new Towneplace Suites by Marriott hotel here in Huntington, WV. It's the latest addition to the city's Kinetic Park area. Many insiders were expecting the H&W Hotel Brokerage to build a Fairfield Inn in the location off of the Hal Greer Blvd. exit of Interstate-64, but the firm felt an extended stay facility such as Towneplace Suites was a better fit partly due to Marshall University, St. Mary's Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital. Currently, the area doesn't have a hotel which markets to guests who schedule a prolonged visit. If you haven't been a guest at a Towneplace Suites (I stayed at one in Knoxville), they are very nice with a kitchen in each room. Plus, the room's are larger than the average hotel room and have FREE high-speed internet. In my opinion, hotels that still require you to visit their "business center" for internet access should be demolished. At the Museum Ball a few weeks ago, I spoke with Dr. Allan Chamberlain. He and the Huntington Municipal Development Authority should close a deal soon for Dr. Chamberlain to start on a new office building on the upper level of Kinetic Park. Currently, his offices are in the St. Mary's Medical Center. On the upper level on Kinetic Park, you'll find the offices for Sullivan-Webb (accounting) and Huntington Dermatology Inc.
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Huntington Home Sales Numbers Revealed

02-13-08
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See the story here!

Front page - USA Today - Money section - "Home Sales Plummeted 13% in '07". According to data from the Huntington Board of REALTORS MLS, the number of 2007 residential sales in our area increased by 7%. The average sold price is a 7% increase compared to the selling price in 2006.
More good news for the area market are the statistics which indicate area homebuyers are investing more in their home. The number of homes sold at or above $200,000 increased by a whopping 41%.

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Schools Out...Forever

02-13-08
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First, my beloved Huntington High School was taken away when HHS and Huntington East consolidated over a decade ago and they became the "new" Huntington High. Sure, I was sad but I was a presenter at last year's Huntington High program for graduating seniors and after a tour of the campus, was thoroughly impressed. Now, my middle school (back in my day it was called Junior High), Cammack is no more. It will be Huntington Middle School and open for class in 2009. Huntington Middle is also a consolidation of Cammack and West Middle.
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