MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday announced an economic development partnership that he said will help revitalize the city of Weirton and foster American energy independence. Massachusetts-based Form Energy […]
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Sept. 25 letters to the editor
The city’s statement on employee pay The City of Morgantown has been the center of attention lately over its personnel policies. While we generally don’t comment on such matters in […]
BHE Renewables to buy Century Aluminum land for $500 million investment in microgrid-powered industrial site
MORGANTOWN – A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway – the No. 7 Fortune 500 company – will buy more than 2,000 acres in Ravenswood to build the first-of-its-kind renewable energy microgrid-powered […]
Legislature passes economic development bill, two roads bills in one-day special session
MORGANTOWN – The state Legislature passed a green-energy economic development bill and two bills to pave some secondary roads across the state during a one-day special session Monday. The roads […]
State chamber summit: Economic Development Department leaders describe work, success of their new department
MORGANTOWN – The day after Gov. Jim Justice announced a $141.8 million August budget surplus and recapped a year of economic accomplishments, the leaders of his new Economic Development Department […]
Could our governors stop corporate giveaways?
by Michael D. Farren and James M. Hohman Thirty years ago this summer, two former governors — Michigan’s John Engler and Illinois’ Jim Edgar — arrived at the National Governors […]
Greater Morgantown Area has come so far
Sometimes, one must take a step back and simply appreciate what’s going on around them. And today, we’re looking around at Morgantown, Westover, Granville, Star City and the rest of […]
Gov. Justice throws state support behind I-79 Harmony Grove interchange proposal
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice joined the chorus of voices supporting the proposed I-79 Harmony Grove interchange. He announced his – and the state government’s – support on Friday. “Morgantown […]
Gayle Manchin shares Appalachian Regional Commission’s vision for moving West Virginia and region forward
MORGANTOWN – Gayle Manchin, federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, shared her vision of how ARC can help West Virginian move forward with an audience of local and state […]
House passes economic development fund bill after long debate; special session wraps up
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates spent a bit over an hour Tuesday morning debating a bill to create a new economic development fund — what some called the key […]
