The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Dominion Post is proud to announce John Daniloski as 2017 Advertising Account Executive of the Year. Daniloski, a native of Gettysburg, Pa., has been employed with The Dominion Post since 2011 when he was hired as a customer service representative. He was soon[Read More…]
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Media Alert: POSTPONED – WVU’s Academic Media Day on WV Forward Initiative
Event will be rescheduled MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU has announced that its Academic Media Day has been postponed and will be rescheduled. When rescheduled, the program will introduce state media representatives to some of that work, as well as some of the individuals, leading the West Virginia Forward initiative. “One of the most popular[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel Job Fair set for Friday
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Prospective employers and job seekers will meet at The Parkersburg News and Sentinel’s Job Fair on Friday at Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna. There are 25 companies and organizations signed up to participate in the event from 11[Read More…]
Potential Belmont County cracker investment could hit $10 billion
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John Kasich said a pair of international energy firms now control about 500 acres of property needed to build the planned Belmont County ethane cracker, a project he said could now cost up to $10 billion. During a[Read More…]
WV Press newspaper contest coordinator available to help with entry deadline issues
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Contest Coordinator Dalton Walker encourages newspaper staff members who had issues or problems or did not finish contest entries by the March 9 deadline contact him on Monday or Tuesday. Newspapers can send entry payment to the WVPA this week, Walker said, adding[Read More…]
HD Media wins bid for Charleston Newspapers after rival withdraws
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — HD Media, the parent company of The Herald-Dispatch, is the successful bidder for the purchase of bankrupt Charleston Newspapers after the withdrawal of a bid previously made by Ogden Newspapers. HD Media managing member Doug Reynolds said he had bid $11,487,243 for the organization, compared with[Read More…]
HD Media is successful bidder for Gazette-Mail
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — HD Media is the successful bidder to purchase the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The Huntington-based company secured its status as the likely purchaser of West Virginia’s largest newspaper after the owners of Ogden Newspapers decided they weren’t going to further pursue the purchase. HD Media’s[Read More…]
Before filing allegedly falsified lien, Walters deeded property to woman for $1
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Documents show that, before recently resigned Delegate Ron Walters, R-Kanawha, struck a deal with a county prosecutor to withdraw an allegedly falsified lien on a double-wide trailer, he deeded the property to a woman for $1. Walters resigned Wednesday after signing an agreement[Read More…]
Frontier, CWA talks at impasse
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Frontier Communications and Communications Workers of America members in West Virginia are not talking, and it is not known when talks might resume, according to Andy Malinoski, Frontier’s communications manager. “We would like to talk, but I don’t know,” Malinoski said Tuesday[Read More…]
Frontier Communications workers continue strike in West Virginia
By BLAKE STOWERS Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Day three of a strike continued Tuesday for workers with Frontier Communications, who have set up picket line locations in several spots across the region. Louis Nave from Princeton said he is on strike from Frontier for several reasons. “Our contract expired Saturday with[Read More…]