The recent economic news for West Virginia can be broken into four categories — excellent, good, caution advised and bad. Let’s start with “excellent.” Local and state officials joined with representatives of Nucor Steel to break ground last Friday on a $3.1 billion plant in ...
CHARLESTON — Nucor Steel West Virginia Vice President and General Manager John Farris said he’s heard about the challenges facing the state’s workforce but he has no doubt the large steelmaker will be able to fill the 800 permanent jobs that will be created with the completion of the $3 ...
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia's -- and the nation's -- clean energy future is being driven by a number of factors, said Nathan Flesher, partner in the energy analysis and research firm McKinsey and Company. The Morgantown native led off a series of experts addressing how West Virginia can ...
MORGANTOWN – The Dominion Post spoke with House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw this past week about the three recent big economic development announcements and about the state's progress. We open with the end of the conversation, as his concluding remarks best summarize his entire ...
Thank you to MLK Jr. Day participants On behalf of the Community Coalition for Social Justice, it is my pleasure to thank those who contributed to the success of the 16th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Jan. 17. The Community Coalition for Social Justice (CCSJ) and Main ...
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 ...