Insurance Glitch Nixes Dow Chemical Land Gift to West Virginia University

July 21, 2008

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Dow Chemicals Co.’s plan to give West Virginia University 58 acres of South Charleston real estate and lab space valued at $25 million has fallen through.

Dow’s Union Carbide subsidiary blamed the cancellation on insurance problems in a statement issued July 17. Dow says neither side could agree on insurance that satisfied both parties and decided to cancel the donation July 10.

Union Carbide agreed to give the property to WVU last August for a new Charleston research campus focused on energy and chemical technology.

Dow cut back activities in South Charleston as it consolidates U.S. operations.

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  • July 21, 2008 at 1:48 am
    John Kerry says:
    I would guess that pollution may have been at the heart of the disagreement. I think the fight was over who was going to continue to cover the land in the event a pollution i... read more
  • July 21, 2008 at 12:48 pm
    BLUEMAX says:
    Could it be no insurance could be issued to clean up any polution to be discovered on the site? It is Dow.
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