West Virginia States for Business 2013" based on measures of competitiveness such as economy, workforce and cost of living – ranking among the bottom 5 states for the last six years running. West Virginia ranked 49th in the 2014 State New Economy Index, and has ranked in the bottom three states since 1999. West Virginia ranked last or next-to-last in critical indicators such as Workforce Education, Entrepreneurial Activity, High-Tech Jobs, and Scientists and Engineers. On January 9, 2014 near Charleston, the state capital, a chemical spill occurred that contaminated the water supply of 300,000 people in nine West Virginia counties. According to
Virginia State Route 127 Virginia State Route 127 State Route 127 (SR 127) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway begins at the West Virginia state line at Good, West Virginia, where the highway continues west as West Virginia Route 127 (WV 127). SR 127 heads east to U.S. Route 522 (US 522) near Cross Junction in northwestern Frederick County. SR 127 is the easternmost portion of Bloomery Pike, a turnpike that connected Winchester with the namesake iron smelting center. SR 127 begins on the West Virginia state line in northwestern Frederick County near the West Virginia