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Energy Department plans up to $50 million to boost Virginia power line capacity

Virginia and West Virginia could soon benefit from a major power grid upgrade backed by federal funding. The U.S. Department of Energy intends to provide up to $50 million for a project that could add an estimated 290 megawatts of transmission capacity. The plan focuses on improving existing power lines rather than building entirely new routes.

West Virginia · 13d
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EQT acquires Range Resources to form the nation’s largest natural gas producer

CANONSBURG, Pa. — EQT Corporation, the second largest natural gas producer in West Virginia, has announced plans to acquire adjacent Appalachian gas producer, Range Resources Corporation, in an all-stock deal valued at $13 billion. The deal creates the largest natural gas producer in the country with control of nearly...

Canonsburg, PA · 11d

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Six West Virginia Farm Stores Where You Can Buy Fresh Eggs

Crack a farm egg into a hot skillet and you will see the difference right away, with a yolk so orange it almost glows. Here in West Virginia, some of the best eggs are not sitting under bright grocery store lights but waiting in a cooler at a little market down a country road.

West Virginia · 25d
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West Virginia sees pending house sales drop, market slows

WEST VIRGINIA (WOWK) — Houses aren’t flying off the market as fast as before across the United States, and the scene isn’t much different in West Virginia. The drastic change of pace is something local real estate brokers have seen since 2021. Heather Highley, Broker of Highley Blessed Realty in Putnam County, told 13 News […]

West Virginia · 15d

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West Virginia agriculture commissioner warns data centers could threaten valuable farmland

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thousands of acres along West Virginia’s Ohio River are being targeted for massive data center developments, prompting the state’s agriculture commissioner to warn that industrial expansion could permanently reduce the farmland available for food production. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt is urging developers to avoid...

West Virginia · 15d

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PACE Enterprises honors employees with disabilities at annual awards ceremony

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - PACE Enterprises held its annual awards ceremony Friday afternoon, recognizing employees with disabilities for their work throughout the year. The ceremony is observed every October during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Ceremony recognizes workforce contributions. The event began at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the company’s multi-purpose...

Morgantown, WV · 14d

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R.J. Corman awarded federal grant to improve eight short line railroads

Nicholasville, Ky.-based R.J. Corman Railroad Company announced recently it had been awarded $43.6 million in federal grants to invest in eight railroads serving communities in Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia. The grants, part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, will allow the company to […] The post R.J. Corman awarded federal grant to improve eight short line railroads appeared first on Transportation Today .

South Carolina · 15d

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Another Business Back Up and Running After July 21 Flooding Hit Region, This One in Lewis County

Earlier this month, the Weston Walmart Fuel Center reopened, according to Lewis County Commissioner Agnes Quinn Queen. Queen posted about the reopening on social media via her personal Facebook page. The announcement was October 5. Like many businesses in Lewis and Upshur, and even other surrounding counties, the Weston Walmart...

Lewis County, WV · 16d

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McKinley Carter Wealth Services earns spot on CNBC Financial Advisor 100

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – McKinley Carter Wealth Services is the only West Virginia firm named to the 2026 CNBC Financial Advisor 100, the brand’s annual ranking of the top registered investment advisory firms in the U.S. MCWS ranked No. 98 on this year’s list, published Oct. 8, and was one of just 100 firms selected […]

Wheeling, WV · 15d

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McCuskey has made protecting fossil fuel industries a priority. Now he’s investigating climate groups.

JB McCuskey faces a lawsuit over sweeping subpoenas his office sent to the West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 350.org McCuskey has made protecting fossil fuel industries a priority. Now he’s investigating climate groups. appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight , West Virginia's civic newsroom.

West Virginia · 14d

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FEMA and SBA providing in-person aid to flood victims

CHARLESTON, W.Va – FEMA and the federal Small Business Administration have boots on the ground in West Virginia to help residents recover from this summer’s flooding. A Federal Disaster Declaration is in place for Kanawha, Harrison, and Fayette counties, and FEMA has Disaster Recovery Centers in place in all three counties.

Fayette County, WV · 16d

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SBA Processing Disaster Recovery Loans In Charleston, Bridgeport

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is in West Virginia to process low interest disaster loans for West Virginia businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and residents affected by severe storms and flooding on Aug. 14 –18. The declaration covers Fayette, Harrison, and Kanawha counties. Those counties are eligible for both...

Bridgeport, WV · 16d

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Attorney General JB McCuskey Announces Consumer Relief Through $664 Million Snap Finance Settlement

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Attorney General JB McCuskey announced that West Virginia has joined a multi-state settlement with Snap Finance that will provide immediate financial relief to consumers and require significant reforms to the company’s business practices. The settlement, reached by a coalition of 17 attorneys general, is valued...

West Virginia · 15d

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Remediation Work to Begin at WV Coal Seam Fire That’s Burned for Decades

JIM BISSETT – The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. Oct. 19—WHITE HALL-This is the kind of shifting Jarrod Petersavage doesn ‘t mind one bit, he said Monday. “Well, they made a promise to buy my mom ‘s place, and as long as that happens, I ‘ll be happy.”

White Hall, WV · 16d

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WVU expert highlights north central WV’s economic strength

WHITE HALL, W.Va. (WBOY) — Local leaders across north central West Virginia gathered to discuss all things business in the region. With time for networking, attendees heard from speakers who shared strengths and areas for improvement. John Deskins, director of business and economic research at West Virginia University, spoke...

West Virginia · 15d

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WVU expert highlights north central WV’s economic strength

WHITE HALL, W.Va. (WBOY) — Local leaders across north central West Virginia gathered to discuss all things business in the region. With time for networking, attendees heard from speakers who shared strengths and areas for improvement. John Deskins, director of business and economic research at West Virginia University, spoke...

West Virginia · 15d

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In Pennsylvania coal country, follow the climate money

PROSPERITY, Pennsylvania — In Pennsylvania’s 46th Senate District, which takes in all of Washington and Greene counties and a sliver of southern Beaver County, a lot of the prosperity comes from underground. Consol’s Bailey Mine in Aleppo employs 699 miners in three shifts a day, six days a week, according to federal mine-safety records. Gas […]

Greene County, PA · 17d