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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jul. 22, 2025

Solar Will Continue To Shine Despite Setbacks, Solar Holler CEO Says

Curtis Tate spoke with Dan Conant, founder and CEO of Solar Holler, about the bill’s impact on the company.

Economy Briana Heaney, Jul. 08, 2024

Two W.Va. Towns Plan To Capitalize On The Next Boom (er’s)

Pre-existing initiatives to revitalize the economies of Montgomery and Smithers have come together under the direction of the national group Dynamics Advisors. The president and CEO of the group, Scott Keller, said the goal is to make a health care centered model that provides jobs for working age individuals and health care for an aging population.

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WVPB News Emily Allen, Sep. 03, 2020

More Than 1,000 Naloxone Kits Distributed Across Putnam, Kanawha Counties

On Wednesday, dozens of bright yellow signs were sprinkled across more than a dozen towns in Putnam and Kanawha counties, some accompanied by purple…

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, Mar. 26, 2020

Upriver Battle: Two Mayors Join Forces to Revive Their Rural Small Towns Against All Odds

Appalachia is a unique region of the country. Its namesake mountain range boasts a tangle of thick forests where the economy has relied on forestry,…

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Radio Bob Powell, Jan. 04, 2018

January 4, 1897: West Virginia Institute of Technology Founded

The first classes at Montgomery Preparatory School in Fayette County began on January 4, 1897. It was established due to the lack of high schools in the…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Apr. 21, 2017

University Approves Agreement for Purchase of Buildings

West Virginia University officials have approved an agreement that allows a nonprofit group to purchase several buildings at a southern West Virginia…

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