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Month: October 2015
W.Va. budget cuts expected to hurt services
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Many government agencies in West Virginia likely will struggle to deliver services after being hit with a fourth consecutive year of mandatory spending cuts, state Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss said Tuesday. The agencies are expected to postpone construction and renovation projects, eliminate vacant positions and stop non-essential[Read More…]
Blankenship jury selection nearly finished
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jury selection in the criminal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship appeared to be nearing an end Tuesday, but news reporters remained barred from the proceedings, even during an hour-long session where U.S. District Judge Irene Berger announced key rulings on what evidence both sides[Read More…]
Prichard cargo facility set to start this month
PRICHARD, W.Va. — The long-sought Heartland Intermodal Gateway facility at the A. Michael Perry Industrial Park in Prichard is expected to begin transferring cargo from trains to trucks within two weeks, officials said Tuesday. Del. Don Perdue, executive director of the Wayne County Economic Development Authority, said Parsec, the company[Read More…]
WVU plan will help Weirton
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Unlike several other local communities, Weirton has managed to hold on to a substantial segment of the steel industry that once was the foundation of the Ohio Valley’s economy. The ArcelorMittal mill in Weirton still provides nearly 1,000 jobs. But that[Read More…]
W.Va. school officials surprised by budget cuts
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Frustration and disappointment were the common reactions by local public schools leaders to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s surprise announcement late Monday afternoon that he is cutting state aid to public schools by 1 percent effective this year. “We were blindsided – we had no advance notice,” Berkeley[Read More…]
Hatfield McCoy losing trails in Boone, Lincoln counties
LOGAN, W.Va. — Little Coal River Trail System in Boone County and Ivy Branch Trail System in Lincoln County will be closing down effective Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, according to officials with The Hatfield McCoy Trails. “The authority received notice from the landowners that it would be necessary to close these[Read More…]
Wood County airport could lose federal subsidy
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport could lose the federal funding that supports its commercial air service when the U.S. Department of Transportation starts enforcing a 15-year-old rule next year. A law passed in 2000 prohibits the DOT from subsidizing Essential Air Service to communities at a rate[Read More…]
New WVU building shows ‘future of engineering’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University took a step toward the future of engineering this month when it officially opened a new facility for the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. The Advanced Engineering Research Building will serve as an interdisciplinary facility for WVU students to gather[Read More…]
Two coal companies issue 2,100 W.Va. layoff notices
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two coal companies said Tuesday they expect to eliminate more than 2,100 mining jobs, including 92 in Raleigh County. Alpha Natural Resources sent WARN notices stating it plans to idle its entire 79-person workforce at the Edwight Surface Mine and 13 workers at the Independence Coal Co.’s[Read More…]
