Green light for I 73 74 bluefield interchange construction
Federal record of decision clears the way for the I-73/74 project in Bluefield WV. The John Nash Boulevard U S 460 interchange could be advertised for construction as early as next week with bids due in late September and work starting by October, part of a 96 mile WV link from Williamson to Bluefield.
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Bluefield
Sam Beverage
John Nash
Beverage
West Virginia
Williamson
Myrtle Beach
S.C
St. Marie
Michigan
Chicago
Highway Department
Randy Epperly
Federal Highways Administration
Epperly
Union approves Celanese contract at Narrows plant
In Narrows Virginia Celanese Acetate Plant workers voted 446 in favor and 313 against a new three year contract after lengthy talks. Local Union 2024 Unite had rejected an earlier offer and the two day vote Thursday and Friday formalized the agreement. Employees remained on the job throughout negotiations.
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Frances Wayland
Chicory Square
Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
Bluefield
Telegraph
Jody Neal
Narrows
Ing
John McQuail
Celanese
Unite
Union Needle Trade Industrial and Textiles Employees
McQuail
Refurbished Mitchell Stadium Opens Football Season
Mitchell Stadium, 10,000 seats, debuts after an $800,000 plus boost from the H.S. Shott Jr. Foundation boosting city recreation. Bluefield and Graham officials praise the upgrades as Beeson parachutists deliver the game ball amid a Beaver-Graham opener and a plaque ceremony.
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Mitchell Stadium
H.S. Shott Jr. Foundation
Bluefield
Graham
A.W. “Buz” Wilkinson
Shott Foundation
Bowen Field
Lotto Park
Paul Cole
Beeson
Bluefield panel pushes to close digital divide regionwide
Four Seasons Council members from southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia call for a fiber optics and high speed telecommunications push to spur regional economic development. A task force aims to set strategic goals, with leaders like Danny Brown of educationmall.com and Marshall Miller of Bluefield based firms underscoring urgency and costs.
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Bluefield
Four Seasons
Four Seasons Council
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Danny Brown
Educationmall.com
Brown
Japan
Marshall Miller
Marshall Miller and Associates
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