Five million loan sent to Wheeling-Pitt steel plant
Gov. Wise announced a $5 million emergency loan to Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel to sustain production and protect 3,500 jobs as part of a $27.2 million package with Ohio and WHX Corp. and a union employee contribution. The funds come via the West Virginia Housing Development Fund.
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Charleston
Bob Wise
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Panhandle
Wheeling-Pitt
West Virginia Housing Development Fund
Wise
Ohio
WHX Corp
Morgantown
W.va
Chambers Family Charitable Trust
West Virginia University
WVU Foundation
College of Business and Economics
West Virginia
Chambers
Dean Jay Coats
John Chambers
Cisco Systems Inc
WVU
Jack
June Chambers
WVUI
Education gaps hinder southwestern West Virginia business growth
A Marshall University study for the Southwestern West Virginia Region 2 Workforce Investment Board says the seven-county area lacks basic skills among workers and would struggle to attract new employers without education improvements. Employers report 30 to 40 percent of applicants fail basic listening, reasoning, reading and math tests.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Marshall University Center For Business and Economic Research
Cabell
Wayne
Putnam
Lincoln
Logan
Boone
Mingo
Southwestern West
Virginia Region 2 Workforce Investment Board
Michael Hicks
Hicks
Geok Simpson
West Virginia House backs agencies hiring own lawyers
The House Judiciary Committee unanimously approves bills allowing the Tax and Banking Commissions to hire their own legal counsel, a move opposed by Attorney General Darrell McGraw who argues only the AG may direct state attorney hiring. Gov Wise supports the bills to clarify authority. The measures HB4010 and HB4011 advance to the full House as McGraw contends the Legislature can not expand agency hiring without state law.
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Charleston
House Judiciary Committee
Bob Wise
Wise
Darrell V. McGraw Jr
McGraw
West Virginia
Tax and Banking Commission
Kiss
McGrawe
Speaker Kiss
Tax Department
Larry Stark
Stark
Inhouse
Salem College accused of hiding campus crime data under Clery Act
A DOE report accuses Salem College of willfully failing to report sexual assaults burglaries and other campus crimes concealing data for years. Interim President Fred Zook plans corrective steps including adding staff and seeking extensions while Security on Campus Inc calls the findings very serious and the act named after Jeanne Clery.
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Alem International of University
U.S. Department of Education
Central West Virginia
Fred Zook
Salem
Zook
DOE
Daniel Carter
Security On Campus Inc
Clery
Lehigh University
Jeanne Ann Clery
Virginia House panel blocks open alcohol in cars bill
Virginia lawmakers defeated a proposal to outlaw opened alcoholic beverage containers in a car’s passenger area amid emotional testimony by sponsor Del. Harry R. Purkey. Critics argued the law would criminalize innocent tailgaters and sacraments, while supporters noted federal incentives tied to bans and the need to deter drunken driving.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Del
Harry R
Bob” Purkey
Virginia Beach
Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
House
H. Morgan Griffith
Griffith
Salem
del. L. Secott Lingamfelter
Prince William
Proposal would widen Interstate 81 in Virginia
A consortium of firms proposes widening Interstate 81 to eight lanes within 15 years with tolls for trucks in new lanes between Staunton and Lexington. The plan adds truck interchanges and rest areas in busy corridors and names STAR Solutions led by Halliburton KBR and Koch Performance Roads. Virginia allows private proposals under its Public Private Transportation Act.
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Reedsville
Preston County
Robert Stone
West Virginia
Parsons
Buckhannon
Elkins
Fairmont
Grafton
Oak Hill
Philippi
St. Albans
Roanoke
Staunton
Lexington
Star Solutions
Virginia
Virginia Department of Transportation
Halliburton Kbr and
Koch Performance Roads
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Huntington
Keds College
Daily Telegraph
Richmond, Va
Henrico County
Mark Edwards
UVA
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Family Home Center
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Bluefield
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Princeton
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