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October 18, 2018

Alta Vista breaks ground to welcome Nine Energy Service

By Mon Valley Independent

By TAYLOR BROWN

tbrown@yourmvi.com

It has been a long journey to “the top of the hill,” but dirt is finally flying on Monack Way in Alta Vista Business Park in Fallowfield Township.

With construction equipment working in the background, the Mon Valley Alliance and Nine Energy Service broke ground Thursday for the construction of a new facility for the oil and gas company.

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