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Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power see solar net-metering customer growth

MORGANTOWN – We recently reported on the significant growth of net-metering customers for FirstEnergy's West Virginia sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison. AEP's West Virginia sisters Appalachian Power (APCo) and Wheeling Power released their numbers this week, and they also have seen more ...

The Brew Pub is back: Previous owners reopen bar

Local microbrewery fans were devastated this March when The Morgantown Brewing Company on University Avenue closed. Notably, that space building housed the first brew pub in West Virginia. The One Onion Brewery opened there in 1992, shortly after state legislation passed that allowed small ...

United Bankshares announces earnings for 2nd quarter, 1st half of 2024

United Bankshares Inc. recently reported earnings for the second quarter of 2024 of $96.5 million, or 71 cents per share.   Second quarter of 2024 results produced annualized returns on average assets, average equity and average tangible equity, of 1.32%, 7.99% and 13.12%, ...

Neva Creative Arts Co. aims to teach kids how to be a ‘triple threat’

Cambrie Gerdes,  founder of Neva Creative Arts Co., discovered her passion for the performing arts when she was young.   At age 5, she began developing an impressive array of talents, including tap, jazz, musical theater and voice. As a teenager, she had aspirations of performing professionally. Then, she felt her goals shift when she had the opportunity to teach children at the Morgantown Theatre Company and several local dance studios. “I fell in love with sharing my passion for the arts,” she said.   In 2022, while still midway through a BA in dance at ...

Growmentum wins 2024 Technology of the Year award

Growmentum was honored with the 2024 Technology of the Year Award at the Greenhouse Grower Evening of Excellence held recently as part of the annual AmericanHort Cultivate Conference.  This prestigious award, decided by a panel of industry experts, was announced to an audience of more than 500 horticulture industry professionals.   As the first West Virginia company to receive this accolade, Growmentum’s accomplishment marks a significant milestone for the startup ecosystem in the Mountain State — and for the state’s contribution to the Agtech ...