Martin earns high insurance honor

October 18, 2022

The Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia (Big I WV) announced that Morgantown businessman Bruce Martin with WesBanco and career insurance professional, was presented with the Shannon Award, the highest honor bestowed by the organization, at the group’s annual convention held at The Greenbrier. “The Shannon Award is considered the highest award given by the Big I WV and this is only the sixth time the award has been presented in our history,” said Traci Nelson, chief executive officer of the Big I WV. “Bruce’s career covers all segments of the insurance industry, ...

Evolving Energy Conference panelists outline government’s role in energy transition

October 6, 2022

MORGANTOWN – One message everyone at WVU's Evolving Energy Conference agreed on Thursday morning was that the energy transition is a tag team effort. Industry makes the actual advances. But government plays a role in terms of regulations, cash and other incentives. Andrew Robinson, ...

WVU Evolving Energy Conference looks at a transition that involves fossil energy in the move to carbon-free future

October 6, 2022

MORGANTOWN — “Beyond Coal” and “Beyond Gas” have been catchphrases signifying the generally adversarial nature of the clean energy transition in West Virginia. But “Beyond Despair” would be a good catchphrase for the spirit of WVU's Evolving Energy Conference taking place ...

Rhino Storage Group opens third facility in Morgantown

October 6, 2022

BY EVA MAYS In July, Rhino Storage Group opened its third storage facility in the Morgantown area at 5800 Nancy D. Drive, near the Hobby Lobby in Westover. Self-storage space is in high demand throughout the country, with the average vacancy rate hovering around 6%. The market outside ...

City of Morgantown has plans for Defense in Depth as first responder training facility

October 5, 2022

MORGANTOWN — What was touted in December 2017 as the largest state-of-the-art shooting range and training facility in West Virginia and beyond is about to become an asset of the Morgantown Police Department. Morgantown City Council recently approved on first reading an agreement that ...

Northeast Natural Energy donates $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek

September 30, 2022

MORGANTOWN — Northeast Natural Energy has donated $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek. FODC will use the funds to purchase stream water quality monitoring equipment that will record water quality data used to gauge the health of Deckers Creek. “FODC wants to thank Northeast Natural ...