Vocational Training Shift Aids WV Job Market
The article details job losses in coal and mining and rising wages in manufacturing, while vocational programs from Stanley Technical Institute and NetServ expand to retrain displaced workers. It highlights computer skills as essential, NetServ’s Microsoft certification path, and West Virginia’s wood products sector with Randolph County’s hardwood leadership and the state’s unemployment rate.
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Stanley Technical Institute
Johnstown Road
Beckley
Steve Lafond
Dennis Halstead
Miles Stanley
West Virginia
Afl-Cio
Stanley
Human Resource Development Foundation Inc
Human Resource Development and Employment Inc
Morgantown
Halstead
NetServ Consulting
Summers County
Greg
Donna Coleman
NetServ
Lockheed Drive
Beaver
Greg Coleman
Microsoft Office
Access
Microsoft
Coleman
Microsoft Certified
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
Pocahontas County
Paul Schreffler
West Virginia Wood Technology Center
Elkins
West Virginia Tech
Randolph County Commerce Park
Randolph County
Schreffler
Westvaco
Bruce Hardwood Floors
Triangle- Pacific
Kingsford Manufacturing Co
Coastal Lumber
Elkins Hardwood
Commerce Park
Fairmont State College
North Carolina
High winds slam region with gusts above 60 mph
The National Weather Service warned of a dangerous high wind event in Blacksburg and surrounding areas with gusts above 60 mph. A 78 mph gust was recorded in Blacksburg, with other locations reporting severe wind. A roof was blown from a Rockbridge Baths home and several power outages occurred as crews handled calls. No major injuries or incidents reported beyond minor damage in Pearlsburg and Monroe County.
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National Weather Service
Blacksburg
The
Weather Service
West Jefferson
N.C
Hot Springs
Rockbridge Baths
Pearlsburg
Ken Wittum
K.D. Hedrick
Monroe County
Van crash near CAMC Church sends two to hospital
The wreck at CAMC Church sent Jackie Holleman, 23, of Welch, and another passenger to St Luke's Hospital in Bluefield where both were treated and released. The road was partially wet at the time, a possible contributing factor, and the cause remains under investigation.
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Camc
St Luke’s Hospital
Bluefield
Jackie Holleman
Welch
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pauley
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