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Brad Smith named state’s richest

CHARLESTON — Forbes Magazine says the wealthiest man in West Virginia is no longer Gov. Jim Justice, but Brad Smith, president of Marshall and former president and CEO of Intuit Software in Silicon Valley. Forbes reporter Matt Durot wrote the article. “We figure he’s worth bout $700 million, which is about $250 million more that Gov. Jim Justice,” said Durot in a conversation on MetroNews Talkline Monday. Justice had held the top spot for several years, but Durot said the status had changed in the past few years with public reports of tax issues and mounting debt for ...

National Equipment opens in Morgantown

National Equipment Co. has announced a second brick and mortar location opening in Morgantown, at 2500 Northpointe Plaza off of U.S. 119 near the Morgantown Airport and Mileground. National Equipment is a locally owned business based out of Wheeling that sells equipment and supplies to the ...

Potential buyer for Pleasants Plant has signed a letter of intent

Representatives of Omnis Fuel Technologies have signed a letter of intent to take over the endangered Pleasants Power Station, county commissioner Jay Powell said today on MetroNews' “Talkline.” It’s a major step, but it doesn’t yet nail down the purchase. Powell said he was calling from the plant while representatives from Omnis were on site. He said the signed document means “their intention is they are looking at seriously purchasing the power plant.” Omnis has been in talks in recent weeks to take over the plant and generate energy using a hydrogen by product of ...