New WVU Report Says Modernizing West Virginia’s Property Laws Would Create Thousands of New Jobs, Inject Billions into Economy, Boost Royalty Payments, Raise Revenue for the State Budget
Study Projects Up to $2.45 Billion Economic Boost, Nearly 2,000 New Jobs from Policy Change CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA – Modernizing property laws would lead to more natural gas development, unleash a burst of economic activity in the Mountain State, help create thousands of new jobs and increase royalty payments by millions of dollars, according ...