There is excitement brewing in West Virginia over the state’s successes in landing more high-tech jobs.

The most recent piece of good news was the announcement that financial software giant Intuit is building a “prosperity hub and innovation center” in downtown Bluefield. The company is best known for its “Turbo Tax” products for filing income taxes.

It’s anticipated that between 200 and 500 new jobs will be created. Bluefield beat out over 900 other communities that were considered for this customer service operation.

“You understand the talent coming out of the neighboring colleges and universities,” said Brad Smith, Intuit’s Chairman of the Board. “And you see the opportunity that we can connect Silicon valley technology with the expertise and talent in Bluefield. We think there’s a real opportunity to basically charter an even brighter future for Bluefield.”

Brad Smith is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University.

West Virginia is putting the full-court press on bringing more of these modern jobs to the state.

“I think as these companies get established in West Virginia, and grow, they’ll tell their friends,” said Anne Barth, Executive Director of TechConnect West Virginia. “It will become known that West Virginia has tech talent.”

We spoke with Intuit executives from Silicon Valley, who tell us they will be back in West Virginia within weeks to get this operation off the ground.