by Karen Friel The COVID-19 pandemic continues to make its impact known on small businesses, employees and Mountain State residents as a whole. There are many financial […]
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Zeke’s Breakfast and Bakes brings fresh flavors to downtown
MORGANTOWN — From fresh, handmade bagels, biscuits and pastries to handcrafted coffee flavors, Zeke’s Breakfast and Bakes has everything needed to start the day off on the […]
Guest Essay: How does the Legislature measure success?
by Sen. Mike Caputo and Delegate Kayla Young Many aspects of our lives have changed in the past year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We […]
A look at CARES spending and money coming under the American Rescue Plan
BE INFORMED: This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of […]
Mountain Mama’s receives ‘game-changing’ donation from Barstool Sports
MORGANTOWN — When Megan Samples received a personal call from the founder of Barstool Sports, she could hardly believe it. “I was very surprised when he called, […]
Company celebrates one year as new business during COVID-19 pandemic
Blue Sky Realty celebrated its one-year anniversary Friday in the form of a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Friday’s midday ceremony was held not only in celebration of the company’s […]
Why bricks-and-mortar independent bookstores matter
by Adam Stern In 2021, the pandemic-riddled Age of Online Shopping, with an Amazon delivery truck creeping down every street, lane and avenue in America, why do […]
Owner, long-time customer look forward to Blue Moose Cafe reopening
MORGANTOWN — A downtown small business that is “a real credit to Morgantown” is set to reopen after temporarily closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gary Tannenbaum, […]
Surplus? How about stimulus?
During his COVID briefing last Monday, Gov. Jim Justice talked about West Virginia’s “off the charts” economic surplus. He also voiced support for President Biden’s larger stimulus […]
Paycheck Protection portal to reopen for lenders
Second round of PPP loans available The U.S. Small Business Administration said it will reopen the Paycheck Protection loan portal to eligible lenders with $1 billion or […]