W. Va. — FirstEnergy will transfer ownership of the coal-fired Pleasants Power Station to creditors in a bankruptcy deal affecting two of its Ohio-based subsidiaries. The bankruptcy […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Mylan announces aid package in response to layoffs
W. Va. — Mylan and United Steel Workers Local 8-957 reached an agreement Thursday on details stemming from last week’s layoff announcement. Mylan spokeswoman Christine Waller described […]
DHHR budget discussions continue
MORGANTOWN — While the state Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Medical Resources believes its new system for calculating the Medicaid care budgets for people with intellectual […]
DHHR discusses Medicaid budgets for disabled clients
This is the first in a two-day series. Today: We provide an overview of the Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Medical Resources new method for […]
Low pay, major problem for WVU BOG
MORGANTOWN — WVU classified staff numbers are shrinking while employee pay is failing to adequately grow, the Board of Governors’ (BOG) classified staff representative told her BOG […]
Mylan announces layoffs, about 500 affected
MORGANTOWN — Mylan on Friday April 20 announced layoffs affecting about 15 percent of its Morgantown workforce, primarily in operations. Mylan spokeswoman Christine Waller said the current workforce […]
Mylan calls meeting, reasons unrevealed
The union representing employees of Mylan Pharmaceuticals’ Morgantown plant will hold a mandatory all-employee meeting at 9 a.m. Friday at the Morgantown Mariott at Waterfront Place. Howard Martin, […]
Local business leaders host conference about economic development
MORGANTOWN — About 120 Interstate 79 corridor business leaders — from Clarksburg to Pittsburgh — gathered at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center on Wednesday for a luncheon look […]
Plaintiffs suffer setback in Medicaid suit
This is the second of two articles on the status of Medicaid’s Intellectual/Developmental Disability Waiver Program. Sunday’s story focused on unusable overpayments to certain clients. The plaintiffs in […]
DHHR faces uncertainty regarding unusable overpayments to certain Medicaid clients
This is the first of two articles on the status of Medicaid’s Intellectual/Developmental Disability Waiver Program. Monday April 16: A recent court ruling causes apparent setback for […]