Cliffs Natural Resources Sells Mines After Mass Layoffs
In late October Cliffs Natural Resources laid off half its workforce at the Pinnacle and Oak Grove mines in Alabama. On December 22, 2015, Cliffs sold its West Virginia and Alabama holdings to Seneca Coal Resources LLC, an affiliate of ERP Compliant Fuels LLC of Virginia. Harold McBride, president of the McDowell County Commission, notes Seneca planned a short shutdown then gradual rehiring at Pinnacle.
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McBride looks for reopenings as Pinnacle change unfolds
McBride who runs Sterling Drive Inn in Welch hopes the new Pinnacle ownership will bring back laid off workers from October and revive McDowell County business. He notes slow activity but sees optimism with orders for metallurgical coal and a possible restart for miners. He says no official confirmation yet and stresses patience during the transition.
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Love's Travel Stops to Open in Bland County Virginia
Bland County supervisors announced a new Love's Travel Stop at the former Citgo site on I-77 Exit 58 in Bastian Virginia. Love's, based in Oklahoma City, runs more than 360 locations in 40 states. Supervisor Henry Blessing is farewelled after 12 years representing the Sharon District.
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Rural physician named chair of state health policy group
Dr. Peterson, a long-time physician serving rural Appalachia, has been named chair of the AAHPM State Health Policy Working Group. He urges careful policy on opioid prescriptions, medical marijuana, and assisted suicide to keep access for hospice patients, citing telemedicine limits and transportation barriers in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia. He plans to attend the AMA conference in Tucson and wants Virginia and West Virginia legislators to consult him on upcoming bills.
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Home Rule Board reports on sales tax adoption in cities
Twelve cities have enacted a sales tax per the board's progress report. The list includes Fairmont Charles Town Charleston Harpers Ferry Huntington Martinsburg Milton Nitro Parkersburg Rawson Vienna and Wheeling. Grafton and Dunbar are enacting, while Shinnston has not imposed the tax.
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Shinnston
West Virginia home rule powers expand city tax options
Cities Morgantown Beckley Bluefield Princeton gain leeway to pass ordinances without state rules. Clarksburg Bridgeport cut B&O taxes to fund police pensions, infra and development, while new 1 percent sales taxes could replace B&O revenue. Economists warn sales taxes are regressive though B&O taxes also burden firms.
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