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Pleasants Power Station fires back up

Pleasants Power Station is back up and running, Gov. Jim Justice announced at a gathering of West Virginia business leaders. The power plant had been endangered over the past couple of years. Today, Omnis Fuel Technologies fired the plant back up, investing $800 million in West Virginia for a project estimated to result in 600 jobs. Justice announced the fire-up during introductory remarks at the annual Business Summit hosted by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. While Justice appeared on stage, on a big video screen was Pleasants County Commissioner Jay Powell showing the ...