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Cooper James Salon opens in Cheat Landing

MORGANTOWN -- Jessica Kwaitkowski and Rachel Dower attended school together at Morgantown High School. But it wasn’t until years later when the pair were working together as cosmetologists at a Cheat Lake area hair salon did they become friends -- best friends that is. “We always ...

Premier Nissan to open new showroom

MORGANTOWN -- Andrew Cognac, owner of Premier Nissan at University Town Centre in Morgantown, has one simple is rule. You can’t live in fear. And like any business owner trying to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, Cognac tightened his belt. But he also took a chance. A multi-million one ...

Christopher & Banks to close Morgantown Mall store

Christopher & Banks, a national retailer of clothing for women between the ages of 40 and 60, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move it blamed on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The suburban Minneapolis retailer, which has more than 400 stores in 40 states, including a ...

Report seeks to capitalize on state industry to boost business

West Virginia University’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research said the state needs to capitalize on its existing regional industries to attract new business and development rather than try to recruit new business from the outside. “Building on a region’s comparative advantages ...