WV State Treasurer tours under construction Timet facility

By Chase Campbell

Published: May 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM EDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago

MILWOOD, W.Va. (WTAP) - West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack toured the under-construction TIMET titanium manufacturing facility in Jackson County Wednesday, praising the project as a transformative investment that will bring hundreds of good-paying jobs to the region.

“It’s just exciting to be here today to see all the investment in West Virginia,” Pack said during his visit to the Ravenswood-area site, where approximately 200 construction workers are currently building the facility. “I think there’s a couple hundred people here working today, so it’s just phenomenal.”

The TIMET plant, which is scheduled to begin production in late 2025, will manufacture titanium for the aerospace industry.

When fully operational, the facility will employ 200 permanent workers in what officials describe as well-paying, skilled positions requiring specialized training and certification.

Pack, who served in the House of Delegates when the state appropriated funding for the project, said the development represents exactly the kind of economic growth West Virginia should pursue. “This is what we should be doing as government - we should be coming alongside businesses and help businesses come to West Virginia and grow our economy and bring jobs and bring our people back to West Virginia,” he said.

The manufacturing facility is being paired with a solar energy project developed by BH Renewables, located directly across the street. The solar installation, combined with battery storage technology, will provide 70% of TIMET’s annual energy requirements from clean energy produced on-site in Jackson County.

“We’ll be using battery storage in order to deliver 70% of their energy requirements on an annual basis from energy produced right here in Jackson County,” said Alicia Knapp, President and CEO of BH Renewables.

Alun Davies, General Manager of TIMET, said the company has hired about 200 permanent employees, with 50 already working on-site. Most employees are local residents or people who had left the area for work and are now able to return home.

“People that left to get qualifications or to get other jobs and perhaps struggle to find a job back home, and we’re able to provide that for them so they’re able to come back home,” Davies explained.

Pack emphasized that the project’s impact extends beyond the immediate job creation, noting that additional suppliers and supporting businesses are expected to establish operations in the area. The treasurer said the development will “absolutely bring Jackson County back to where it was years and years ago.”

Construction has proceeded despite weather challenges during the winter months, with Davies expressing satisfaction with the current pace of development as the project moves toward its late 2025 production target.​​

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