When Jeremiah Samples, senior policy adviser for the Legislature, gave his presentation on West Virginia’s addiction statistics, it was disappointing, though not surprising, to learn the Mountain State has made […]
Tag: state economy
Over in Brooke County, Pure Watercraft sinks
The Justice administration’s economic development team has had a number of hits over the last few years: Nucor Steel in Mason County, Form Energy battery manufacturer in Weirton, Berkshire Hathaway’s […]
Guest essay: Did Gov. Justice really take us for a ‘rocket ship’ ride?
by Tom S. Witt As Gov. Jim Justice enters the seventh year of his term, it’s appropriate to start an assessment of the performance of the West Virginia economy during […]
Guest essay: West Virginia: Innovative economic sectors
by Mitch Carmichael An indispensable trait that is commonly found to be present in all powerful, dynamic state economies is the opportunity for citizens to succeed and grow across a […]
West Virginia’s economic news — the good and the bad
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 […]
First Ascent is a good first step
From the moment Ascend WV — the remote work program offering cash and recreation incentives to out-of-state workers — was revealed, people (including us) asked, “What about West Virginians who […]
LIV event ‘great’ for W.Va. or for Justice?
Gov. Jim Justice seems to have had a grand ol’ time at the LIV Golf tournament when it came to the Greenbrier in early August. “I thought the event was […]
More bad news on the climate
A study published in the journal Nature Communications this past week suggests part of the Atlantic Ocean’s most important circulation system is on the verge of collapse. Scientists have been […]
A highway river and a whitewater rollercoaster
A throwback to when ‘shipping’ meant ‘by ship’ The City of Morgantown and the Port of Pittsburgh — with the sponsorship of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization — […]
Guest essay: Trade with Taiwan can further economic development in W.Va.
by Don Smith When it comes to growing economic development in West Virginia, despite all the rhetoric, there is a single most important element. Workforce? Funding? Sites? […]
