By Natalia Olson-Urtecho SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Starting a business can be overwhelming. One must often set up a legal structure, find office space, and apply for multiple licenses and permits before even opening the doors to customers. At SBA, we believe the process shouldn’t be so tedious and time-consuming.[Read More…]
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Supreme Court overturning mercury rule
Charleston, W.Va – The decision made on June 29 by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the EPA’s Mercury Rule is a major win for the coal industry and for American consumers. The ruling affirms what has been argued from the beginning – the EPA’s actions under this rule and others were[Read More…]
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Nicholas County sheriff cuts four more deputies
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Facing a $600,000 budget cut for the fiscal year that begins today, Nicholas County Sheriff David Hopkins laid off four more deputies, reducing his department by a quarter within the last few months. The county-wide budget cuts are the result of declining coal severance taxes collected by[Read More…]
UC-Beckley puts down roots at new campus
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The University of Charleston is putting down roots at a new Beckley campus, and university officials offered public tours of the Harper Park facilities during a special open house celebration Tuesday. Comprised of two buildings on Dye Drive, the new campus is the first UC – Beckley[Read More…]
W.Va. business index sees fifth monthly decline
BECKLEY, W.Va. — For the fifth consecutive month, West Virginia experienced declines in key economic indicators, but the state’s top economists said June’s 0.1 percent decline is smaller compared with the three months prior. The Mountain State Business Index shows the state’s economy remains dicey at the moment given the[Read More…]
Fairmont shows off its creative crosswalks
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Shoes of all kinds will walk, skip and stomp across the new Project CANVAS crosswalks this week as their owners explore the Walkable Blocks Scavenger Hunt. Main Street Fairmont, along with the Growing Healthy Communities Program, launched a self-guided scavenger hunt for families and community members to[Read More…]
W.Va. attorney general joins fight again waters rule
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined nine other state attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging a new rule defining the waters of the United States. Known as the WOTUS rule, the final draft was issued May 27 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S.[Read More…]
Huntington police make right call on wayward bear
An editorial by The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Huntington Police Department got a healthy dose of criticism last week after officers shot and killed a black bear roaming the city’s Southside neighborhood. Many residents commented online that they felt the bear should have been tranquilized and relocated without the loss[Read More…]
Kanawha Valley leaders seek water company probe
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As thousands of people in Putnam and Kanawha counties dealt with the second wide-spread water outage in two weeks, local officials on Tuesday voiced their displeasure with West Virginia American Water. On Tuesday afternoon, Charleston Mayor Danny Jones, members of the Kanawha County Commission and other local[Read More…]
