Post mining plans crafted for eight coal counties
Charleston AP report details two engineering firms HNTB and Benatec receiving 200000 in total to draft post mining plans for Kanawha Grant Boone Mingo Raleigh Clay Lincoln McDowell counties. Plans due by October reflect summer meetings and aims to repurpose mined sites under DEP permitting.
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Charleston
State Development Office
HNTB
Benatec
Hurricane
Kanawha
Grant
Boone
Mingo
Raleigh
Scott Depot
Clay
Lincoln
McDowell
Tom Holder
Coalfield
Holder
Department of Environmental Protection
Mercer County courhouse annex project slow review of proposals
Mercer County officials report the review of architectural service proposals for a $3 million courthouse annex is progressing slowly. A five firm short list may be narrowed to three as county commissioners and circuit court judges continue the evaluation, with final action possible by the second week of August. The annex will house magistrates offices, prosecutors, law clerks, and probation staff. A 5 percent cable franchise fee will fund the project, targeting non paying customers of Comcast, Charter, and NESBE in Mercer County, amounting to about $300,000 yearly.
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Princeton
Mercer County Courthouse
County Commission
Bill Draper
Draper
Mercer County
John Frazier
Karen
Disibbio
Joe Coburn
John Anderson
Circuit Court
Derek Swope
National Guard
E.T. Boggess
Chapman Technical Group
St. Albans
J.A. Gibson and Associates
Wytheville
Gates, Calloway, Moore and West of
Beckley
Buckhart-Horn
Charleston
Comcast Communications
Charter Communications
Nesbe Communications
Zurich Life Insurance Company of America
Long Grove
Federal
Kemper Life Assurance
Florida
Michael Goodyear
Zurich Direct Insurance Agency
Zurich Direct Inc
Texas
Labor secretary appeals ruling on mine dust testing
Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said the Labor Department will appeal a ruling requiring change in dust testing methods for underground coal mines. The UMWA praised the decision while industry officials expect the challenge to succeed, arguing multi shift sampling would reduce measurement variability. The dispute intersects black lung safety standards and Clinton era bene fits, with broader Bush era industry alignment noted.
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Washington
Labor Department
Labor
Elaine Chao
Federal ,Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
United Mine Workers of
America
Chao
Judith Rivlin
Rivlin
Bruce Watzman
National Mining Association
Commission
Wattman
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Appropriations Committee
Byrd
Bush
New Agent Drives Rural Growth in Carroll County Virginia
Gary Larrowe, formerly a farm agent, now secures over 400000 in grants since 1999 as Carroll County educational resource development coordinator. He helped launch an electronic village, a student entrepreneurial scholarship program, and the Crossroads Entrepreneurial Institute plans to serve multiple counties, linking a regional magnet school to economic development for teens and adults. He remains tied to Virginia Tech but is fully funded by the Carroll County school system.
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Hillsville
Carroll County
Gary Larrowe
Larrowe
Crossroads Entrepreneurial Institute
Lowe’s
Galax
Carroll
Grayson
Wythe
Bland
Wytheville
Independence
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