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1,384 new W.Va. business registrations reported for February 2024

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…]

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…]

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…]

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