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MOUNDSVILLE -

Williams Partners LP announced Aug. 30 that it will invest $1.34 billion in Moundsville between now and 2014 that will include 100 new jobs in the region.

Williams Partners currently operates two West Virginia facilities, including a fractionator in Moundsville and a gas processing plant in Fort Beeler along with natural gas liquids pipelines.

The investment will include leasing existing space in a building already owned by Teletech along Route 2 in Moundsville. The leased space will accommodate Williams Partners operations in Marshall County, according to a news release from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.

"Williams' commitment to Marshall County and the entire Northern Panhandle is an example of the growing opportunities Marcellus Shale development is bringing to West Virginia," Tomblin said in a news release. "The investment and jobs will have lasting effects on the region as the workers needed will be operating and maintaining Williams' facilities and pipelines for many years to come."

Williams Partners joined with Caiman Energy II in January 2012 as part of a joint venture to develop midstream infrastructure facilities to connect producers' natural gas and natural gas liquids to the natural gas marketplace in Utica Shale.

Williams Partners has hired an additional 74 new, full-time positions in the region since April, including 49 that were filled by Ohio Valley workers.

"We are extremely appreciative of TeleTech's long-term investment in our community and their commitment to preserving approximately 250 jobs," Marshall County Commission President Jake Padlow said in a news release. "Their willingness to adapt and share space with the new Williams' office allows for new business development and growth in our area without losing great economic partners that call Marshall County home."