By Charlotte Lane, chairman West Virginia Public Service Commission Few things are more unsettling than opening a utility bill and discovering that it is much higher than you anticipated. Unfortunately, such surprises often occur right after heating season begins. There is a cold snap, so you turn the thermostat up. [Read More…]
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West Virginia County Commissioner speaks with president-elect at NACo board meeting
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Mercer County Commissioner Greg Puckett is now a member of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of Directors, and he was surprised who attended the first virtual meeting of the board that he participated in. Puckett said he is replacing[Read More…]
Grey2K To Try Again To Stop Greyhound Racing in West Virginia
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — A national group seeking to abolish greyhound racing in West Virginia will try again when the State Legislature convenes in 2021, but local lawmakers agree their efforts likely won’t get out of the starting gate. Grey2K has targeted the elimination of greyhound[Read More…]
West Virginia oil and natural gas groups merge into GO-WV
By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two of the state’s oldest advocacy groups for natural gas and oil producers in West Virginia decided they were better off together than apart, merging into a supergroup to better promote the industry and downstream companies. The West Virginia Oil and[Read More…]
CBS White House reporter Weijia Jiang – who grew up in West Virginia – is writing a memoir
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is working on a memoir about her experiences as a Chinese American. One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint, announced Thursday that Jiang’s “Other” would come out in Spring 2022. “In rural West Virginia where[Read More…]
WVU Expert: Mylan departure will have ‘ripple effects’ on regional economy
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —‚ With the announcement that Mylan Pharmaceuticals is closing its manufacturing facility in Morgantown, West Virginia University’s Bureau of Business and Economics director John Deskins says the “major blow” to the regional economy will be spread beyond job loss. “This represents a major blow to the regional economy. The 1,500 layoffs in and of[Read More…]
Corduroy Inn and Lodge open at Snowshoe Resort, West Virginia
Release from the Office of the Governor: SNOWSHOE, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice today announced the grand opening of the Corduroy Lodge, a newly constructed boutique hotel adjacent to the existing Corduroy Inn at Snowshoe Resort.grand opening of new Corduroy Inn and Lodge at Snowshoe Resort “Today is a great day[Read More…]
Chemicals present in fire after fatal plant explosion in West Virginia don’t raise red flags by themselves
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Chlorinated dry bleach and methanol were present in a fire that burned for two hours after a fatal explosion at the Optima Chemical facility on the Chemours Co.’s site in Belle Tuesday night, according to emergency responders. An emergency and hazardous chemical inventory that[Read More…]
Mylan plant in West Virginia to shut down July 31, 1,500 jobs to be lost
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mylan oral solid dose manufacturing facility in Morgantown is set to close July 31, with 1,500 jobs eliminated, according to parent company Viatris. “Viatris intends to close down manufacturing operations at this facility by mid-2021. However, there will be no immediate employee reductions[Read More…]
West Virginia joins multistate lawsuit against Facebook
The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed suit against Facebook Inc. as part of a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general Wednesday alleging the company has and continues to illegally stifle competition to protect its personal social network monopoly. The lawsuit claims Facebook illegally acquired[Read More…]
