By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a 15.8 percent return on investments, the state Investment Management Board outperformed other state investment funds during the 2016-17 budget year. “As far as I know, we’re the best-performing state in the country, at 15.8 percent,” said Craig Slaughter, IMB executive[Read More…]
Month: October 2017
WV water agency chief fired whistle blower amid ethics probe, suit alleges
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former manager at the West Virginia Water Development Authority has sued the agency, alleging he was fired after he blew the whistle on ethical misconduct at the office. Michael Duminiak, a geographic information systems (GIS) manager at the water authority, said[Read More…]
Unchecked mail leads to fentanyl in the US
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The emergence of fentanyl has changed the dynamic of the opioid epidemic in more ways than simply its devastating effects on the end consumer. The pharmaceutical painkiller does not typically enter United States through the shadowy trade routes once trodden by past narcotic[Read More…]
$1.3 million in funding announced for coal power technology R&D
By MATT HARVEY The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New funding for coal power technology research and development at West Virginia University Research Corporation was announced Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. The $1,334,953 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil[Read More…]
Minden resident questions errors in federal PCB report
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald MINDEN, W.Va. — As those in the contaminated Fayette County town of Minden insist that residents are dying of cancer at an alarming rate, state and federal documents show that a federal public health assessment of Minden completed in 1993 failed to examine the number of[Read More…]
Grim stats, resources discussed during Domestic Violence Awareness event
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Mercer County ranks second in the state in the number of domestic violence incidents reported a year. That was a grim statistic Twelfth Family Circuit Court Chief Judge Lisa Clark (Mercer, McDowell and Wyoming counties) told the crowd gathered at the Mercer[Read More…]
‘Most Loyals’ chosen for Mountaineer Week at WVU
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A doctor known for his leadership and service, a successful entrepreneur, a highly-respected retired plant pathology professor and a dedicated administrative assistant are being honored as Most Loyals during the 70th annual Mountaineer Week, a celebration of Appalachian Heritage, Oct. 20-29, on West Virginia University’s[Read More…]
Japanese, W.Va. entrepreneurs find common ground in growth challenges
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Even though their countries are several thousand miles apart, entrepreneurs from Huntington and Japan are coming together in the name of revitalization and resilience to find ways to improve their communities though shared experiences and challenges. On Tuesday, five entrepreneurs from Japan met[Read More…]
Code for success
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald RICHWOOD, W.Va. — James Flanagan didn’t see his future in technology. He hadn’t even owned a laptop until recently. The 39-year-old from Craigsville spent most of his career in manual labor and had most recently worked as a meter reader. “I roofed houses, worked on[Read More…]
NIOSH uses mobile medical screening trucks to test coal miners for black lung
By CONNOR GRIFFITH The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Preventing and understanding respiratory diseases, especially those faced by coal miners, is one of the core missions of the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Respiratory Health facility in Morgantown. A part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,[Read More…]
