Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Legislature Passes Two Bills That Combine State Agencies
The two bills, House Bills 2008 and 2009 combine four state departments into two. Sen. Patricia Rucker, a Republican from Jefferson County, is the chair of the Senate Government Organization Committee, where the bills were sent to after they passed the Ho...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEconomic Development Official Steps Down, Interim Replacement Named
Three and a half years after taking office, the inaugural secretary of West Virginia’s economic development office is stepping down.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. To Receive $68 Million For Economic Development
These are part of the latest round of recipients of ARC’s POWER grants, or Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThree Business Projects Investing $220M, Creating Hundreds Of Jobs In W.Va.
Three companies are investing more than a cumulative $200 million in new projects in West Virginia. Justice said he hopes business opportunities in West Virginia will only further grow after his term as governor ends.
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WVU Student Looks At Return Of State Film Office
As part of his capstone project Max Bruce, a recent graduate from West Virginia University, took a look at the effects of the state's new film office on the state's burgeoning entertainment industry.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThere And Back Again: How W.Va.’s Film Office Is Back With A Mission
With the reinstatement of the tax credit for filmmakers, the film office located at the state Capitol Complex in Charleston reopened in April 2022.
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