US Labor Department Awards $3.5 Million in Funding for Recovery Efforts in West Virginia

State: West Virginia Type of Award: National Dislocated Worker Grant Award Amount Approved/Released: $3,500,000 Funding Awarded to: WorkForce West Virginia Number of Workers Served: Approximately 250 Use of Funds: The U.S. Department of Labor approved a National Dislocated Worker Grant award for $3,500,000 to Workforce West Virginia to create temporary jobs in clean-up and recovery efforts after severe storms,…

Kanawha County Participates In Back-to-School Supply Drive for Flood Victims

The West Virginia Department of Education is leading a multi-county effort to help schools affected by the June flooding in West Virginia to replenish their lost supplies and provide needed materials for students. A Back-to-School Supply Drive will take place July 17-30 with collection sites operating throughout Kanawha County. “Thousands of our children experienced the…

Governor Tomblin Addresses West Virginians on Long-term Flooding Recovery Efforts

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today provided an update on long-term recovery efforts as West Virginians in impacted counties work to get back on their feet after recent devastating floods.  This update came as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted public assistance – which supports communities through funding for the state and local governments and…

More Then 3,500 Students Awarded PROMISE Scholarship for Class of 2016

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission today announced that more than 3,500 students who graduated from high school this year have been awarded PROMISE Scholarships, annual awards of up to $4,750 they can use beginning this fall toward tuition and fees at colleges and universities in West Virginia. Students are receiving award letters in…

West Virginia Electric Corporation Appoints Frank D’Amico New President

West Virginia Electric Corporation recently appointed Frank D’Amico to president. D’Amico began his career with West Virginia Electric in June of 1969 as an electrician’s helper and was promoted to electrical foreman and then project engineer.  In 1979, D’Amico jointed Interstate Fabricators to form Coal Construction Electrical Contractor Company. “West Virginia Electric Corporation has made…

West Virginia Department of Commerce Municipal Home Rule & Brunch Bill Status Update

At its meeting July 11, 2016, in Morgantown, the Municipal Home Rule Board approved two more municipalities to join those that have already been granted Home Rule status, and also agreed to permit six cities to consider local ordinances allowing the sale of alcohol earlier on Sundays. Home Rule status requests from Weston (Lewis County) and…