MORGANTOWN — The effort to repeal the state's ban on building nuclear power plants took its first step forward on Wednesday as the Senate Economic Development Committee passed SB 4 to lift the ban. The bill is only one sentence long and repeals the two sections of code passed in 1996 ...
MORGANTOWN – The first week of the 2022 legislative was overshadowed by COVID-19, and ended with a whimper as legislators held quick Friday morning floor sessions and got out of town before the expected winter storm. The week opened with a focus on economic development as legislators met ...
MORGANTOWN — The expected news that Nucor Corp. will build a state-of-the-art sheet steel mill became official Wednesday, with press releases from Gov. Jim Justice and North Carolina-based Nucor. Justice said the investment will exceed $2.7 billion, making it the largest in West Virginia ...
MORGANTOWN — Although Gov. Jim Justice is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19, his office has announced that GreenPower Motor Co. has signed an agreement with the state to lease/purchase a 9.5-acre manufacturing facility in South Charleston, including an 80,000-square-foot ...
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates spent close to two hours Tuesday morning debating the bill aimed at bringing a $2.7 billion steel-making plant to Mason County, and passed it overwhelmingly 91-2. The bill, SB 1001, and four accompanying supplemental appropriations bills all then ...
MORGANTOWN – Legislators met in special session Monday morning and the Senate quickly passed a series of bills for what is expected to enable construction of a $2.7 billion steel manufacturing plant in Mason County. Following Senate passage, the House Finance Committee reviewed and ...