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Former plant in Wood County being demolished

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VIENNA (AP) — A former Johns Manville plant in Wood County is being demolished.

Huntington developer Bob Childers tells the Parkersburg News and Sentinel that asbestos assessment and removal is under way. The demolition is expected to take a year to complete.

Childers bought the 35-acre property outside Vienna last July.

Area Roundtable President Cam Huffman says the plant's demolition and cleanup of the property will open it up for economic development.

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