Fourth Annual Women Warriors Summit To Feature High Profile Speakers
The fourth annual Women Warriors Summit will take place at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
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Us & Them: Stay Or Go — Part 1: The Stayers
They love West Virginia. They want to make their future here, but jobs, housing and opportunity can make that choice harder than it sounds. In the first of two Us & Them episodes, Trey Kay talks with young West Virginians trying to decide whether they can put down their own roots in a place they call home.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsChemical Recycling Operation Raises More Concerns Than Pollution
Tom Torres, chief of staff at the Ohio River Valley Institute, is concerned about the operation's financial viability.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs Data Centers Eye W.Va., Local Communities Feel Overlooked
Data center development is a fast-growing industry, with projects popping up in seemingly every corner of the country. But that’s not been the case in West Virginia so far. Now, state officials are rolling out the red carpet for the expensive and increasingly expansive projects.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Manufacturing Facility Will Create Equipment For Data Centers
A shuttered manufacturing facility in Wood County will be used to create the equipment needed for data centers and other advanced technologies.
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Mining Equipment Company Sets Up Shop In Putnam
Dignitaries and company executives cut the ribbon Friday on the newly renovated Waterways Industrial Park facility by Advantage Valley in Putnam County. The first business to locate in the industrial site is Centauri Ground Support.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReport: Appalachia, W.Va. Continue Economic Improvement
Each year the Appalachian Regional Commission, or ARC, compares 423 counties across the Appalachian region to the national average, ranking them from distressed to attainment.
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