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West Virginia is your best access point for succeeding in the highly competitive global biometrics market. The state’s thriving cluster of large and small biometric companies, government agencies, university research facilities and business resources create an environment that ensures profitable success.

West Virginia provides access to:
  • Biometrics Markets
  • Cutting-edge Biometrics Research
  • Skilled Biometrics Work Force
  • Lower Operating Costs
  • A Quality Lifestyle
This rapidly growing West Virginia network of identification-based science and biometrics technology also provides major opportunities to form partnerships that will enhance your business capabilities and growth.

Concentrated in north-central West Virginia, this unique area was referred to as the “Silicon Valley of America’s biometrics activity” by Wes Bush, President and COO of the Northrop Grumman Corporation.

The East Coast location provides convenient access to major U.S. markets, including Washington, D.C., and government agencies in need of biometrics services.

West Virginia’s biometrics enterprises enjoy competitive advantages as a result of lower operating costs and cost of living:
  • West Virginia’s cost of doing business is 12.9 percent below the U.S. average
  • West Virginia has the nation’s third lowest employee turnover rate, according to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau
  • The state has the second lowest industrial electricity costs in the United States
  • The state’s cost-of-living is over 4% below the national average, according to the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
Qualified graduates of the country’s first biometrics degree program at West Virginia University are available to help start or expand your business.

West Virginia also is home to a relaxed lifestyle, beautiful landscape and an abundance of outdoor recreational resources, making it the ideal place to live and do business.
Biometrics
Biometrics Brochure

The concentration of biometrics and identity-management assets within West Virginia is unequalled in the world.
Dr. Terry Fenger
“None of this would be possible if we didn’t have the human resources available through the academic program to hire highly qualified individuals who remain in West Virginia. This is where they want to be.” Read more.