By CONOR GRIFFITH The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students in the West Virginia University Statler College’s petroleum and natural gas engineering program have a new tool to acclimate them to conditions in the natural gas industry. With representatives from Dominion Energy and the Dominion Foundation, WVU students and faculty[Read More…]
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WVU certified navigators available to help with enrollment for the 2018 healthcare insurance market, open through Dec. 15
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Individuals and families who need assistance understanding health insurance options and applying for coverage are invited to meet with a healthcare navigator through the WV Healthy Start Navigator Project. The 2018 enrollment season started on Nov. 1 and will continue through Dec. 15. In West[Read More…]
Steel of WV’s sewer rate challenge will head to PSC
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Representatives with Steel of West Virginia have decided to take their sewer rate dispute with the Huntington Sanitary Board to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia following a ruling from West Virginia’s high court. In its opinion filed Tuesday, the West Virginia[Read More…]
W.Va. DNR reminds hunters to obey laws, hunt safely
By VELICIA DELQUENNE The Exponent Telegram SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the deer firearms seasons beginning Monday, the Law Enforcement Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reminds everyone to take precaution and be aware of laws regarding safety and lands open to hunting. Any person who hunts[Read More…]
Financing for planned Greenbrie r synthetic fuel plant moves forward
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A company planning to build a $73 million synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County took another step forward in financing its development Thursday, as the West Virginia Economic Development Authority approved two items to help advance the plant’s construction. The items approved[Read More…]
Tygart Hotel purchased by development group
By BRAD JOHNSON The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — A community development group has purchased the Tygart Hotel and plans to spend $11 million to restore the historic building and rebrand it as a boutique hotel. Dave Clark, executive director of Woodlands Development Group, told Elkins City Council about the project[Read More…]
Roxul insulation maker to begin search for workers
By TIM COOK The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — A new employer is coming to town and will be looking for a few workers. Insulation maker Roxul Inc. has begun grading a 130-acre site in Ranson to build a 463,000-square-foot factory there–a $150 million investment. To staff the factory, the international[Read More…]
10 things to do: Friday, November 17
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. GOP LAWMAKING VICTORY AROUND THE CORNER House passes $1.5 trillion overhaul of Americans’ business and[Read More…]
Survey shows need for increased palliative care options, awareness in W.Va. communities
Release from West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The vast majority of West Virginians want to die at home, but most people lack the community resources to help with that process or are unaware of palliative care options close to home.Using a grant awarded by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation with assistance from the[Read More…]
Senate gives MSHA nominee and Wheeling resident David Zatezalo approval
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — David Zatezalo says his focus as leader of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration will be to make America “a world leader in mine safety again.” By a vote of 52-46 along party lines, the U.S. Senate on[Read More…]
