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Article: Newspapers square off in battle for Putnam County readers
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- The Business Journal - Central New York
- Article date:
- December 14, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Central New York Business Journal Dec 14, 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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WINFIELD -- Putnam County is the fastest growing area of West Virginia.
The county is situated between the state's two largest cities, Huntington and Charleston. An easy 30-minute drive to either, and blessed with an abundance of a rare commodity in the state -- flat land -- the county has seen rapid expansion of business, industry and residential developments.
In just 18 years, Putnam County has seen its population swell by an incredible 27.9 percent -- from 38,181 in 1980 to 49818 today. During that same period, the unemployment rate in the county has shrunk from 10.5 percent to 5.6 percent, and median family income -- at $31,448 has risen to almost $5,000 more than the state average.
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