Greer Industries
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Greer Industries is a privately-held producer of limestone
, steel
and other products based in Morgantown
, West Virginia
. The company is currently led by John Raese
, who is active in Republican politics.
The company’s holdings include;
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
, steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
and other products based in Morgantown
Morgantown
Morgantown is the name of several places in the United States of America:* Morgantown, Indiana* Morgantown, Kentucky* Morgantown, Maryland* Morgantown, Mississippi* Morgantown, North Carolina* Morgantown, Pennsylvania* Morgantown, West Virginia...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. The company is currently led by John Raese
John Raese
John R. Raese is an American business owner and politician. He has lost campaigns to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate in 1984, 2006 and 2010, and a campaign for Governor of West Virginia in 1988....
, who is active in Republican politics.
The company’s holdings include;
- Greer Limestone , the largest producer of limestone in West Virginia.
- Greer Lime Company based in Pendleton County, West VirginiaPendleton County, West VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
. - Greer Steel Company which has facilities in Dover, OhioDover, OhioDover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,210 at the 2000 census.-History and features:Dover was originally part of a grant to Col. James Morrison of Kentucky, who had received it from the federal government for Revolutionary War services...
and Ferndale, MichiganFerndale, MichiganFerndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit to the south, Oak Park to the west, Hazel Park to the east, Pleasant Ridge to the north, Royal Oak Township to the southwest, and Royal Oak to the north.... - Greer Asphalt
- West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company which controls the Dominion Post in Morgantown.
- West Virginia Radio CorporationWest Virginia Radio CorporationWest Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.The company is controlled by Greer Industries, and the Greer Family.-Radio markets:...
which manages nineteen stations in West Virginia. - Seneca Caverns, a tourist resort near Riverton, West VirginiaRiverton, West VirginiaRiverton is an unincorporated town on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. Riverton lies along U.S. Highway 33/West Virginia Route 28 in the Monongahela National Forest....
- Pikewood National Golf Club near Morgantown.