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President Trump quickly turns the page on energy
By Talkline host Hoppy Kercheval Candidate Donald Trump pledged to put coal miners back to work. It was a bold promise since there are multiple factors that have contributed to the rapid decline of the coal industry. However, Trump wasted little time once he took office outlining his plans for ...
Outgoing DEP chief Huffman looks back on eight years leading agency
By Ken Ward, Charleston Gazette-Mail Last week, Randy Huffman was taking the last few pictures off the walls of his third-floor office at the state Department of Environmental Protection. Group photos of youth sports teams he coached. Family portraits. Some shots of prize-winning fish he’s caught. Friday was Huffman’s last ...
MATRIC Announces Thomas A. Heywood to Succeed Gregory S. Babe as Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research & Innovation Center (MATRIC) announced today that Thomas A. Heywood has succeeded Gregory S. Babe as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Babe served as Chairman since 2014 will remain a member of the board. "The past three years of expansion were critical ...
Delegate Bill Anderson to chair WV House Energy Committee
Delegate Bill Anderson to chair WV House Energy Committee House Speaker Armstead announces Republican leadership for the session. By Jess Mancini City Editor Parkersburg News and Sentinel jmancini@newsandsentinel.com PARKERS BURG, W.Va. — A member of the House of Delegates from Wood County is moving from president pro tem to chairman of ...
W.Va. Transportation Secretary Mattox is latest Tomblin higher-up to depart
By Brad McElhinny in News | January 05, 2017 at 10:09AM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Paul Mattox, the longest-serving Transportation secretary in West Virginia history, has announced plans to leave state government, making him the latest cabinet secretary in the outgoing Tomblin administration to do so. “I plan on leaving at ...
