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MATRIC Announces Thomas A. Heywood to Succeed Gregory S. Babe as Chairman of the Board of Directors

January 12th, 2017|

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 ...

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Delegate Bill Anderson to chair WV House Energy Committee

January 7th, 2017|

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 ...

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W.Va. Transportation Secretary Mattox is latest Tomblin higher-up to depart

January 5th, 2017|

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 ...

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Where and how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline could affect what’s along its route

January 4th, 2017|

Where and how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline could affect what’s along its route   By Brad McElhinny in News | January 02, 2017 at 5:05PM   CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal examination of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline includes how the project might affect underground terrain, sinkholes, forests, sensitive species ...

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FERC gives favorable report of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

December 31st, 2016|

  Max Galand Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff released a favorable draft report on the environmental impact of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline project Friday, a major step toward approval of the construction that would go through national forests in West Virginia. The executive ...

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