Wheeling Area 5th Fastest Growing Economy in US – Thanks to Shale
Hey anti-drillers who like to lie about the benefits of fracking: Tell us again how there's no positive economic impact from the shale industry. It's all just smoke and mirrors and the only ones who make money are Big Oil & Gas. Tell us how the jobs are "temporary" and the money from the industry illusory. Then we'll tell you about the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprised of Belmont County, OH along with Marshall and Ohio counties in WV. The Wheeling MSA's gross domestic product grew by 9.5% from 2013 to 2014, according to data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce. That's the fifth fastest growing MSA in the country--out of 381 MSAs. Oh, and the reason it's growing so fast? Yep--the Marcellus and Utica Shale boom happening in the region...
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