West Virginia Business News
Missing girl's mom facing welfare fraud sentence
The mother of a 3-year-old girl who vanished eight months ago this week is being sentenced for welfare fraud. Lena Lunsford is scheduled to appear Tuesday afternoon in Elkins before U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey. Lunsford pleaded guilty in January to selling $114 worth of credit on her food-stamp ...
W.Va. will be primary Greenbrier Classic sponsor
West Virginia has agreed to pay $1.75 million to be a primary sponsor of the 2012 Greenbrier Classic PGA golf tournament. Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette said Monday that the agreement matches that of last year's in terms of structure and price for sponsorship of the July 5-8 event at The ...
Alpha, 5 managers cited in W.Va. miner's death
West Virginia mining regulators have written 44 violation notices and issued one special assessment against Alpha Natural Resources over a wall collapse that killed a coal miner in March. The Charleston Gazette (http://bit.ly/Jx0HW2) says the state Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training planned to post the report online sometime ...
RG Steel eyeing asset sales, spokeswoman confirms
A spokeswoman for RG Steel says the company is considering selling steel mills in three states, including the Sparrows Point plant outside Baltimore. RG Steel spokeswoman Bette Kovach on Monday confirmed reports that potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring company facilities and all options are on the table. Kovach ...
PSC rescinds Berkeley water, sewer growth fees
State regulators have rescinded water and sewer capacity fees charged to developers in Berkeley County to address rapid population growth. The state Public Service Commission ruled recently that the capacity improvement fees are no longer warranted because the recent economic downtown slowed population growth. The order says the county's water ...
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. "Our concern is getting reliable data so we know what to do for our patients," said David Carey, director of Geisinger's Weis ...
Ex-W.Va. prep star builds clothing line
Chris Yura chose the road less traveled on his journey to build a thriving environmentally friendly apparel company. The Morgantown High School football standout played fullback at the University of Notre Dame, graduated with a degree in sociology, modeled in New York City for five years and returned to Morgantown ...
Minn lawmaker seeks answers on MSHA job safety
A Minnesota congressman wants a federal mine safety agency to explain why statistics show its workers are more likely to get hurt on the job than miners and other industry workers. House Republican John Kline has written to the Mine Safety and Health Administration looking for answers, the Charleston Gazette ...
W.Va. hotel closed during meth testing
A Charleston-area hotel has closed temporarily due to suspicion of methamphetamine contamination. Brandon Lewis, coordinator of the state Bureau of Public Health's clandestine drug laboratory remediation program, says crews will be checking rooms at the Comfort Inn in Cross Lanes. Media outlets report Kanawha County deputies went to the hotel ...
O'Malley discusses medical innovation jobs
Gov. Martin O'Malley joined the governors of Delaware and West Virginia to discuss how states have found biopharmaceutical research companies to be an important source of jobs, tax revenue and research spending. O'Malley took part in a clinical trials forum with Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and West Virginia Gov. Earl ...
WV 5th grader is national handwriting champ
Fifth-grader Alyssa Peyton soars at the slashes and swirls of classic handwriting. Alyssa, a 10-year-old at Ashton Elementary School in Mason County, is the Grand National Champion for her grade level in the Zaner-Bloser 21st annual National Handwriting Contest. She was declared the state champion weeks ago, and was to ...
Weekly US oil, gas rig count up by 12 to 1,986
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is up 12 this week to 1,986. Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 1,382 rigs were exploring for oil and 600 were looking for gas. Four were listed as miscellaneous. A year ...
Figures show coal employment up in W.Va.
State figures show that coal mining employment in West Virginia is at its highest level since the 1990s. The Charleston Gazette (http://bit.ly/Ljw5y9 ) says a recent analysis of Workforce West Virginia figures by Ted Boettner with the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy shows there were nearly 22,700 mining ...
US senators to keep fighting for W.Va. postal jobs
U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller have asked the U.S. Postal Service to give fair treatment to West Virginia as it moves ahead with closing dozens of mail processing centers nationwide. Citing a congressional deadlock, the Postal Service announced Thursday it will now consolidate nearly 250 plants as originally ...
I-77 bridge in W.Va. reopens after hole repaired
An Interstate 77 bridge in Wood County shut down after a hole appeared in the deck has reopened. The state Division of Highways closed the City Beer Overpass Bridge on Thursday after the roughly 3-foot hole appeared. Southbound traffic was detoured to State Route 14 from Mineral Wells to Rockport ...
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