Calhoun County led the state in new business growth for the month West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The WV Secretary of State’s Office registered 1,384 new businesses statewide during the month of February, according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Calhoun County led the state in the percentage of new business[Read More…]
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Opinion: Beckley’s path to America’s first Inclusive Recovery City
By Jay Phillips, executive director and board president for Seed Sower Inc. Reflecting on Beckley’s Historic Milestone and Its Impact on Community Healing As I reflect on Beckley’s upcoming milestone of becoming the first Inclusive Recovery City (IRC) in the United States, I am overwhelmed, excited, and grateful. For years,[Read More…]
Opinion: Statement from West Virginia AFL-CIO President Josh Sword on Senate Bill 841, which would cut unemployment benefits
“Seizing on an array of inconsistent testimony and unproven numbers, the House Finance Committee has passed an astonishingly cruel bill to steal earned unemployment benefits away from West Virginia workers. Workers, many of whom have worked at places like Cleveland Cliffs and Allegheny Wood Products for decades but are losing[Read More…]
Six winners announced for ‘What Makes You Proud To Be A West Virginia Skilled Worker?’ contest
$12,000 Total Awarded to Six West Virginia Skilled Workers CHARLESTON, W.Va. – During Career Technical Education Day at the Legislature at the State Capitol on Friday, March 1, State Treasurer Riley Moore recognized six winners of his Office’s new Jumpstart Savings Contest for West Virginia tradespeople and vocational students. “We[Read More…]
WVDA proposes Lymantria dispar (gypsy moth) treatments for Spring 2024
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA), in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service (USDA-FS), is proposing aerial treatment of approximately 26,562 acres for the purpose of reducing significant impacts to forested lands within West Virginia caused by the Lymantria dispar (spongy moth[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces FY 2024 revenue collections $428 million ahead of estimate
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for February 2024, the eighth month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $283.4 million, which is $30.62 million below the official estimate. Cumulative collections for Fiscal Year 2024 of more than $3.581[Read More…]
Nicholas County native named 70th WVU Mountaineer mascot
West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Fulfilling his passion to serve West Virginia University and his home state, Braden Adkins will don the buckskins and carry the rifle as the next Mountaineer mascot. After a year in the alternate mascot role, Adkins, a junior economics major from Richwood, was named the 2024-25 Mountaineer mascot[Read More…]
Gov. Justice issues statement on negotiations with federal Department of Education
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement regarding ongoing negotiations between his office and the federal Department of Education concerning COVID-19 funding sent directly from the federal government to county school boards and higher education institutions. “Let me be very clear on this issue: there[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 130th Airlift Wing hosts Man High School (Mar. 7)
What: The 130th Airlift Wing will host 70 students from Man High School for a base tour – thelargest student gathering since the wing’s official declaration as a C-130J-30 unit with InitialOperational Capability. Members of the media are invited to join student attendees as they tourAir Operations facilities. Recruitment leaders,[Read More…]
West Virginia Hive, WVU Tech Launch Lab seeking entries for 2024 Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition
Deadline for entrepreneurs to submit proposals is March 23 BECKLEY, W.Va. – The West Virginia Hive, in partnership with the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab, will host their next Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition on April 23, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 8[Read More…]