Hyperloop project changes course

March 1, 2022

BY MIKE NOLTING The wait will continue for any groundbreaking for the Virgin Hyperloop project announced nearly two years ago. That announcement concerned a proposed $500 million validation center on 500 acres in Grant and Tucker counties, which developers said could earn regulatory approval to transport people and cargo by 2025. Now, Virgin has changed course focusing more on cargo transportation. It released more than 100 workers recently. WVU Senior Vice President of Economic Development Jim Hoyer said Virgin will now pursue cargo transportation options for the emerging ...

Brooklyn native makes his mark on Morgantown

February 26, 2022

When Ray Glymph moved to Morgantown in 2011 for school, his plan was to study industrial engineering, but he would eventually discover that wasn’t what he really wanted. He decided to quit school to pursue his dream of entrepreneurship.   In doing so, he has opened several ...

Brooklyn native makes his mark on Morgantown

February 26, 2022

When Ray Glymph moved to Morgantown in 2011 for school, his plan was to study industrial engineering, but he would eventually discover that wasn’t what he really wanted. He decided to quit school to pursue his dream of entrepreneurship. In doing so, he has opened several companies in the ...

House of Delegates tries again for constitutional amendment to give Legislature oversight of state Board of Education rule-making

February 22, 2022

MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates is taking a second shot at putting an amendment into the state Constitution to subject state Board of Education rule-making to legislative oversight. The House adopted HJR 102 on Tuesday and sent it to the Senate. If the Senate also adopts it, the ...

House Judiciary OKs bills regarding autonomous delivery vehicles, posting nude images on the internet and medical cannabis facility surveillance

February 21, 2022

MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary committee on Monday took a first step in the state regulation of autonomous delivery vehicles. It also approved bills regarding unauthorized posting of nude images and regarding video camera in medical cannabis facilities. HB 4675 deals with two types of ...

Gaddis Group delivers the goods in IT services

February 18, 2022

BY EVA MAYS “I knew in the fifth grade that I wanted to be in computers,” said John Gaddis, president and CEO of GADDIS Group, a Morgantown-based IT support company. “Every book I read about the future job market, it pointed toward the computer IT space. So, I put my head down and ...