W.Va. To Host First Spartan Trifecta In U.S.
Some 8,000 athletes from around the world will converge on West Virginia next month for the first Spartan Trifecta World Championship to be held in the U.S.
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PSC Orders Plans For Weirton Water Service Improvements
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia ordered the Weirton Area Water Board to take several steps to improve the water quality and service reliability of the system.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEnergy Storage Project Using West Virginia-Made Batteries Gets $100 Million In Federal Funds
This week, the Department of Energy announced it would provide more than $100 million to a “multi-day energy storage project” using batteries from Form Energy’s new Weirton factory, located in Hancock County.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCleveland-Cliffs To Turn Steel Facility Into Manufacturing Plant, Creating 600 Jobs
Cleveland-Cliffs is redeveloping a shut-down steel plant into a manufacturing facility in Hancock County, creating 600 jobs after sweeping layoffs earlier this year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCleveland Cliffs To Shutter Weirton Facility, Lay Off 900 Workers
The Cleveland-based company said an unfavorable ruling from the International Trade Commission was behind the move.
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W.Va. Officials Monitor Ohio River Water Supply
West Virginia American Water said it is continuing to closely monitor water supplies along the Ohio River following the Norfolk Southern Railway train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio earlier this month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJune 11, 1884: Riverside Iron Works Make Steel Using Bessemer Converter
On June 11, 1884, the state’s first Bessemer converter went into operation at the Riverside Iron Works in Wheeling. The Bessemer process made steel even…
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