RALEIGH, N.C. — Not long ago, I was in the audience for a consultant’s presentation on today’s business climate. The thing I most remember was listed in the bullet points on one of her PowerPoint slides – the words “What’s now? What’s next?” She spent all of 30 seconds discussing them.[Read More…]
Month: January 2015
‘At the Capitol’ looks at dog racing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Week three of the 2015 legislative session was highlighted by the release of a study commissioned by the House and Senate Finance Committees that found that the state’s greyhound racing industry is almost entirely subsidized by the state. “Even if the return were close to neutral, we suggest that[Read More…]
Attorney continues free Valentine’s Day divorce
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s a Valentine’s Day heartbreaker. The Webb Law Centre is continuing its annual giveaway of a free divorce to the person who, in their opinion, presents the most compelling story as to why they deserve a free divorce. This is the eight year the Charleston attorney Rusty Webb has given[Read More…]
Coal companies honored for reclamation efforts
Coal exports facing ‘tough times’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While exports once helped buoy U.S. coal producers, exporters will face tough international markets for at least three to four years before prices rebound, one expert told a gathering of coal industry officials Thursday. Ernie Thrasher, CEO of Pennsylvania-based exporting firm Xcoal Energy and Resources, spoke Thursday[Read More…]
Warm ride on a wet wintry day
West Virginia has newly valuable feathered friend
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For tiny birds that hardly anyone notices, cerulean warblers stand poised to put a lot of people to work. The federal government is pouring $8 million into a project designed to improve the forest habitat the little blue-and-white birds need for nesting. Because West Virginia is home[Read More…]
Man found guilty in WVU freshman’s murder
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A jury found Robert Hernandez Jr. guilty of first-degree murder Thursday, Jan. 29. The jury also recommended that Hernandez not get mercy (eligibility for parole). Hernandez was accused of fatally stabbing WVU freshman Devante’ Waites at downtown nightclub Bent Willey’s in August. The jury deliberated for about[Read More…]
Hancock County pipeline fire scorched five acres
FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. — Nearly 24,000 barrels of Marcellus and Utica shale ethane burned five acres of Brooke County woodland when the 20-inch ATEX Express pipeline exploded Monday, federal investigators believe. According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the blast east[Read More…]
Keeping W.Va. law equitable
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Most West Virginians do not worry much about “joint and several liability.” It is part of the jargon of lawyers and judges that, to the layman, can seem impenetrable. But think of the idea this way: Assume the water pipes in your[Read More…]