Riki Franco, Founder and CEO of Prime 6, Pays Another Visit To Buckhannon

BUCKHANNON, WV: Mayor Robbie Skinner welcomed Riki Franco, founder and CEO of Prime 6, back to Buckhannon. Prime 6, a company that manufactures charcoal from sawdust and wood chips, has successfully purchased the former Novelis property on Moore Avenue, bringing a $35 million investment to the City of Buckhannon. They will employ 75 people, and as Riki reiterated earlier, are thrilled to become a part of our community!

Mayor Robbie Skinner with Riki Franco, founder & CEO of Prime 6 in the City of Buckhannon Council Chambers

City of Buckhannon Mayor Robbie Skinner, Brandon Tenney, Executive Director of the Upshur County Development Authority, Delegate Robbie Martin, Senator Patrick Martin, Mitch Carmichael, and the West Virginia Economic Development Office all worked hard to help bring this new employer to our community.

More about Riki – Riki Franco is the founder and CEO of Prime 6, a sustainable fuel product manufacturer for grilling and outdoor lifestyles. She completed a B.A. in Finance from Reichman University in 2006. In 2009, and then pursued a Master’s degree in Business Administration & International Management from Columbia Southern University, which she completed in 2012. In 2017 Franco attended New York University to study Project Management for a year.

Prime 6 “Sustainably Made Fuels Engineered to Perform,”