West Virginia

Brenda Ruggiero - Fri May 19, 2017

P&G Invests $500M to Build New Plant in Tabler Station, W.Va.

Procter & Gamble (P&G) is making a $500 million capital investment to build a new manufacturing plant and warehouse on a tract of land in Tabler Station, W.Va., which is in Berkeley County. This area is near Martinsburg in the rural mountains of the state's western panhandle....

Mon April 24, 2017

Samsel Supply Hosts Spring Rigging, Lifting Training Event

Samsel Supply Company held its Spring Rigging and Lifting Training Session at the company's facility in Cleveland on March 22. The event attracted approximately 150 attendees from Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana....

Thu April 20, 2017

Work Begins on Second Charging Station in the Mountain State

Construction has begun for a Tesla Supercharger station in Charleston, making it the second in West Virginia. News outlets report the station, which will be exclusively for Model S and X cars, will occupy eight parking spaces of the Courtyard by Marriot hotel....

Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 19, 2017

Maryland SHA, W.Va. DOT Project Widens Interstate 81

The Maryland State Highway Administration is in the early stages of widening I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway) and rehabilitating several bridges in the Williamsport area of Washington County. The project is Phase I of a four-phase project....

Wed March 08, 2017

Gov. Justice Touts Merits of Highways Construction Plan in Statewide Tour

Gov. Jim Justice touted his highways construction program that would be financed by higher taxes and fees as he launched a statewide tour to promote the plan that he says would create tens of thousands of jobs in West Virginia....

Wed March 08, 2017

Plans Unveiled for Space Under Charleston's I-64 Overpass

Charleston group is proposing development opportunities for the space beneath the Interstate 64 overpass near downtown. The program director of Charleston Main Streets West Side presented a set of conceptual renderings for Gallery 64, a long-term project to transform the area into a hub for various public uses, reported the Charleston Gazette-Mail....

Fri February 17, 2017

Transportation Group Claims Motorists Spent $758 Million Each Year Due to Shoddy Roads in W.V.

A nonprofit transportation group says most West Virginia major roads are in shoddy shape and that motorists spent $758 million each year in extra vehicle operating costs from driving on them. The report released Thursday by Washington, D.C.-based TRIP found 29 percent of the major roads in West Virginia were in poor condition, 55 percent were in mediocre or fair condition and 17 percent were in good condition....

Wed January 11, 2017

$105M I-81 Corridor Widening Begins in Washington County

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Deputy Transportation Secretary James F. Ports Jr., announced the start of construction to widen I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway). The $105 million project is the first phase of improvements to enhance safety and relieve traffic congestion along the heavily traveled corridor....