Major drawback for governor's economic plans By Ershad Kamolkkhan@dominionpost.com Aaron Dickins, a West Virginia University graduate student, has no plans to look for a job in West Virginia. He doesn’t think the state has the job opportunities he’s looking for in terms of ...
This past Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice scoffed at a WalletHub ranking that put West Virginia’s economy last overall in the nation. Specifically, he called it “political garbage” from a “bunch of liberal fruitcakes.” While Justice likes to brag about the state’s surpluses (which ...
The arrival of summer in West Virginia typically means an increase in hiring for warm weather industries such as construction and hospitality. However, employers in those fields, as well as businesses in many other sectors of the state’s economy, cannot find workers to fill ...
Andrew Ayers is busy working on loading and unloading several machines at Guy Chemical — a massive, 30,000-square-foot industrial facility that sits tucked along the border of the tiny unincorporated town of Wills in Somerset County, Pa. People call Ayers one of the lucky ones for surviving ...
Few things get West Virginians more excited than news that a new industry is coming to the state — and bringing jobs with it. Earlier this month, Sparkz Inc. announced it plans to open an electric battery “Gigafactory” in West Virginia by the end of 2022, though the specific location ...
America is slowly, but inevitably, moving toward legalization of marijuana. Recreational use of cannabis is legal in 18 states and Washington, D.C. Thirty-seven states, including West Virginia, allow marijuana use for medicinal purposes. A Gallup Poll released last year found the most ...