New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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Workers Affected By April Storms Now Eligible For Unemployment Benefits
The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is accepting applications from residents whose employment was affected by severe weather incidents in April that spanned West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Statewide Virtual Job Fairs Series Resumes In January
Workforce West Virginia announced that its 2024 series of virtual job fairs will begin Wednesday, Jan.3, from 1 – 3:30 p.m. Both employers and job seekers are invited to participate in the virtual event.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Carpentry Apprenticeship For People In Recovery Kicks Off In Charleston
Nov. 13-20 is National Apprenticeship Week. An apprenticeship is a program that combines classroom training with on-the-job training while getting paid. West Virginia has slightly more than 5,000 apprentices in the state and ranks fifth in the nation for apprentices per capita.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRebuttal To WorkForce W.Va. Job-Seeking Services Story
“There are people out there that need work. I don't know how to find them. And I'm not having much luck with WorkForce,” Brent Sears said.
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Stories Of Abortion Deserts, Floods, WVU And 9/11 On This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, our news coverage was dominated by stories from West Virginia’s legislative interim meetings at the beginning of the week and the West Virginia University Board of Governors at the end.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSevere Shortage Of Skilled Trades Has Ripple Effect Across Housing Industry
A lack of available housing inventory, and land on which to build, is exacerbated by a massive shortage of laborers and skilled tradesmen to build the houses.
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