Friday, August 22, 2008 - 9:17PM 
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A tower crane in West Virginia?
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The Spring Hill area in South Charleston is apparently getting a new high-rise building (their first) thanks to Thomas Memorial Hospital's constant expansion. Since tower cranes are used to construct tall buildings, they are not an everyday sight around here. In fact I can't remember ever personally seeing one of these in this state before (not surprising due to WV not exactly being the champions of economic development).
I haven't been able to locate anything on the web about this project, IE how tall the new building will be and what it will look like. The Spring Hill area is mainly a residential suburb of Charleston, and a high-rise will definitely stand out. I will have to do a little fact-finding, but if this building goes over 10 floors, it may be the first of that height built in this area in 15-20 years. I think the Embassy Suites downtown was the most recent one.
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