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 412 Virginia State Route 412 State Route 412 (SR 412) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Prices Fork Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 460 (US 460) east to US 460 Business within Blacksburg in northern Montgomery County. SR 412 connects US 460 with downtown Blacksburg and the northern end of the campus of Virginia Tech. SR 412 begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with US 460, which bypasses the center of Blacksburg to the west. Prices Fork Road continues west as an unnumbered highway to the western town limit, where the