Greer Industries is a privately held producer of
limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
,
steel
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and other products based in
Morgantown,
West Virginia
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in the United States. The company is currently led by
John Raese, who is active in Republican politics.
The company's holdings include;
:
Greer Limestone, the largest producer of limestone in West Virginia.
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Greer Lime Company based in
Pendleton County, West Virginia
Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,143, making it the second-least populous county in West Virginia. Its county seat is Franklin. The county was created by the ...
.
:
Greer Steel Company which has facilities in
Dover, Ohio, and
Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor, Ferndale borders Detroit to the north, roughly northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a ...
:
Greer Asphalt
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West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company which controls the ''
Dominion Post'' in Morgantown.
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West Virginia Radio Corporation which manages nineteen stations in West Virginia.
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Seneca Caverns, a tourist resort near
Riverton, West Virginia
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Pikewood National Golf Club near Morgantown.
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Holding companies of the United States
Mining companies of the United States