Retirement turns into new grooming biz

September 5, 2023

NEWBURG — Nichole Larew has been grooming dogs for 30 years. She said she retired in 2008 but it didn’t work out. Now, she owns The Love Tub Dog Grooming Salon, 402 Church St. in Newburg. “I was grooming a few clients’ dogs in my home,” she said, “But when I went out people started asking me about my grooming so I reopened.” Larew said there is a “big shortage” of groomers, and a lot of people don’t realize becoming a groomer is an opportunity. She said she wants to find out about teaching a vocational technical class in grooming at the high school. Larew ...

Mon Power, Potomac Edison seek new rate hike to recoup energy production costs

September 4, 2023

MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison are seeking a new rate hike to start in 2024. It's an ENEC – expended net energy costs – case intended to cover their actual costs of generating electricity. They are seeking $167,465,330, which they project would add ...

Chamber conference: Four higher ed presidents focus on training the workforce of the future

September 1, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Higher education means preparing a strong workforce, four college and university presidents told members of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Friday. It was the last day of the chamber's annual conference, held at the Greenbrier, and the panel discussion was called ...

Pleasants Power Station fires back up

September 1, 2023

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 ...

Four GOP gubernatorial candidates air their views during WV Chamber of Commerce forum

August 31, 2023

MORGANTOWN – The four Republican gubernatorial candidates leading in the polls met on stage Thursday to make their cases to members of the state Chamber of Commerce. The gubernatorial forum was part of the chamber's annual conference held at the Greenbrier. The chamber presented the ...

Gee describes higher education crisis and WVU transformation at Chamber of Commerce conference

August 31, 2023

MORGANTOWN – WVU President Gordon Gee talked to members of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Thursday about the university's Academic Transformation and its $45 million deficit. “Higher education has to change fundamentally,” he said, and he's chronicled that in his new book, ...