MORGANTOWN – The nationwide search to replace retired Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director Bill Austin ultimately took the MMMPO Policy Board’s search committee to The Empire State. Mark […]
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East End Village project needs to align financing ‘or radically change’
MORGANTOWN – Six years ago, the Monongalia County Development Authority financed $11.8 million to purchase 10 acres of property for redevelopment on the doorstep of downtown Morgantown along Richwood Avenue. […]
Study: Beechurst changes must come before Grumbein’s Island goes
MORGANTOWN – What’s it going to take to close Grumbein’s Island? The blessing of the West Virginia Division of Highways for starters, and likely more than $50 million worth of […]
City hopeful federal support will boost runway extension project
MORGANTOWN – In March, the Morgantown Municipal Airport runway extension project surpassed five years under construction. It’s a notable anniversary as the city initially expected the whole thing would be […]
Warner touts WV Office of Entrepreneurship during conference remarks
MORGANTOWN – “At its core, entrepreneurship is about courage,” West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said Tuesday, addressing the West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Annual Conference at the Morgantown Marriott. […]
Austin announces June 30 retirement as MPO executive director
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Director Bill Austin told the MPO Policy Board Thursday evening that he intends to retire at the end of the fiscal year. […]
Public, private partnerships push development, infrastructure in 2025
MORGANTOWN – From big business to broadband, some of the top stories in 2025 involved the collaboration of public and private entities to improve services for residents and make Monongalia […]
Discussions underway to construct 104 townhomes near city airport
MORGANTOWN – The construction of 104 townhomes near the Morgantown Municipal Airport is under discussion between the city of Morgantown and ARJ LLC, one of the corporations under the Biafora […]
Grumbein’s Island closure a priority of updated transportation plan
MORGANTOWN – The body that steers transportation planning for the greater Morgantown area has updated its long-range vision for vehicle and pedestrian mobility. During its most recent meeting, the Morgantown […]
At long last, feds green light I-79 Harmony Grove interchange
MORGANTOWN – They say timing is everything. That was the case Thursday evening when Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board Chair Russ Rogerson’s phone buzzed a few minutes into […]
