The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV) articles from February 2002

The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV) archives from February 2002

Extra Security Planned for Charleston, W.Va., Flights to Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Rick Steelhammer Feb. 28--When air service between Charleston and Washington's Reagan National Airport is restored next week, passengers will find themselves subject to security procedures much stricter than those for travel to...

Kanawha County, W.Va., Lawmakers Remain Optimistic about Ballpark Funds.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 28--Even with chances of passing a Charleston-only hotel-motel tax next to nil, Kanawha County senators are increasingly optimistic that funding for a new city baseball park will be approved before the...

Richmond, Va.-Based Massey Energy Layoffs Could Top 800.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 28--Ongoing layoffs at Massey Energy operations could put more than 800 people out of work, company officials have confirmed. For more than two weeks, Massey officials have refused to say publicly how many...

Farmland Preservation Bill Survives, Heads to full West Virginia Senate.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 28--A bill that would allow county commissions in fast-growing counties to raise taxes to fund farmland preservation projects won approval from the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, but not without opposition....

Advocates Seek Housing Help for the Working Poor in West Virginia.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Greg Stone Feb. 28--West Virginians often take pride in having the highest home ownership rate in the nation. That statistic is somewhat misleading, says Sandra Proffitt, who heads a McDowell County agency called Stop Abuse...

West Virginia Law Firm Jackson & Kelly Will Enter Consulting Business.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Bob Schwarz Feb. 28--In an effort to broaden its reach, Jackson & Kelly will offer consulting services beyond those a law firm normally offers and beyond what many lawyers think a law firm should offer. The state's largest...

House Bill Bolsters Miners' Health Fund.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 28--A bill introduced Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives would bolster the sagging finances of the United Mine Workers' retiree health-care plan. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., co-sponsored the...

Some Nurses Find Problems at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Joy Davia Feb. 28--Students are more involved in putting patients to sleep since General Anesthesia Services cut the number of certified registered nurse anesthetists at Charleston Area Medical Center, the nurses said. "In...

West Virginia Senator: Wrong Decision on `Dumping' Could Hurt Steelworkers.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Paul J. Nyden Feb. 28--Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., plans to open today's "Stand Up For Steel" rally in Washington by quoting President Bush. "Two years ago, candidate Bush promised, `I will safeguard American markets...

New York-Based Investment Firm to Reopen LTV's Steel Mills in Ohio, Illinois.
February 28, 2002... Byline: Paul J. Nyden Feb. 28--A New York-based investment company that bought LTV Corp. on Wednesday plans to reopen the company's steel mills in Ohio and Illinois. W.L. Ross & Co. announced that it had acquired LTV's integrated...

Regional Transit Agency Changes Route, Renames Service in Charleston, W.Va.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Jim Balow Feb. 27--The public spoke. The bus service listened. About two weeks ago, the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority tweaked the route of its trolley service through Charleston and renamed it the Shopper's...

West Virginia Legislators Reject Coal Industry Compromise on Overweight Trucks.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 27--A coal industry compromise on overweight trucks was overwhelmingly defeated Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee, which then chose tougher enforcement measures over increased weight limits. The...

West Virginia Senate Amendment Protects State Highway Division Money.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 27--A bill intended to encourage public-private road building projects (SB529) advanced in the Senate Tuesday, after safeguards were built into it to assure the projects won't break the bank for the state...

Income Tax on West Virginia's Working Poor Among Highest in Nation.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Dawn Miller Feb. 27--West Virginia's working poor families pay the seventh-highest state income taxes in the country, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. West Virginia also has the...

Bush Administration's Welfare Plan Adds Work Requirement, Marriage Incentive.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Dawn Miller Feb. 27--President Bush proposed more work requirements and more incentives for poor people to marry in his version of a welfare reauthorization bill released on Tuesday. The move prompted Sen. Jay Rockefeller,...

Group Plans to Buy TV Station in Charleston, Huntington, W.Va.
February 27, 2002... Byline: Jim Balow Feb. 27--Bray Cary and his anonymous backers at West Virginia Media Holdings will pay $40.5 million to buy WOWK-TV 13 in Charleston and Huntington, federal records show. The group will also spend another $18.5...

West Virginia Lawmaker Suggests Flatwoods for Regional Airport Location.
February 26, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 26--A Kanawha County senator ignited a lengthy floor debate Monday by suggesting that the more logical location for a regional airport in the state would be Flatwoods in Braxton County. Displaying large maps...

BB&T Senior Vice President Adjusts to New Environment in Charleston, W.Va.
February 26, 2002... Byline: Jim Balow Feb. 26--He's the new kid on the block at BB&T's commercial banking headquarters in Charleston, though at 39 and with three children of his own, Steve Bullard hardly qualifies as a kid anymore. A 13-year veteran of...

West Virginia Legislature May Overturn State Supreme Court Ruling on Insurance.
February 26, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 26--A bill recommended Monday night by a House select committee would reverse a two-year-old state Supreme Court ruling that held exclusions in auto insurance policies were void without a reduction in rates for...

Rewrite of Federal Rules for Mountaintop Removal Valley Fills Due by April.
February 26, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 26--The Bush administration plans to finish rewriting federal regulations governing mountaintop removal valley fills by April, government lawyers told a federal judge Monday. In a legal brief, the U.S....

West Virginia Business Competition to Be in May.
February 26, 2002... Byline: Kelly Regan Feb. 26--At a technology conference Friday, state officials will announce a business plan competition scheduled for later this year. The competition will be part of the "West Virginia Conference on...

Coal Trucks Cited for Carrying Heavy Loads on West Virginia Roads.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Paul J. Nyden Feb. 25--Since Sept. 1, state weight enforcement inspectors have cited 1,075 trucks for running overweight on West Virginia roads. Half of those trucks hauled coal. On average, the coal trucks were far more...

West Virginia Doctors Seek Solution to Malpractice Insurance Crisis.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Joy Davia Feb. 25--The ad lures obstetricians with the promise of a $200,000-plus income, a practice in a rapidly expanding area and the cold-water streams and forested terrain of West Virginia. Dr. James Murray, the only...

New Office of Surface Mining Director Vows to Make Agency Proactive.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 25--Last year, a federal judge said the U.S. Office of Surface Mining's lax enforcement had created a "climate of lawlessness" in West Virginia. Last week, the new OSM director conceded that the agency's...

West Virginia Environmentalists Urge Senators to Protect Arctic Refuge.
February 25, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 25--West Virginia environmentalists on Friday urged their two U.S. senators to help block the Bush administration's plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Leaders of organized labor...

Union Says Dominion Withheld Information in Contract Negotiations.
February 23, 2002... Byline: Jim Balow Feb. 23--A union that represents more than 1,000 workers for two Dominion subsidiaries in five states alleges that the company is not giving it necessary information in contract negotiations. The United Gas Workers...

West Virginia Governor Seeks Assistance for Charleston Area Medical Center.
February 23, 2002... Byline: Joy Davia Feb. 23--As Gov. Bob Wise signed a bill Friday that will allow more hospitals to get open-heart services, he urged state officials to help Charleston Area Medical Center deal with potential revenue losses if some of the...

West Virginia Development Office Approves Plan for Outlet Center Funding.
February 23, 2002... Byline: Kelly Regan Feb. 23--A long-awaited report released by the West Virginia Development Office Friday supports the Senate's proposal that would set aside $80 million in lottery money for four years to fund the Wheeling Victorian...

Analysis Says Regional Airport in West Virginia Would Create 2,100 Jobs.
February 22, 2002... Byline: Rick Steelhammer Feb. 22--Building the proposed regional airport while shutting down commercial air service at existing airports in Huntington and Charleston would create a net gain of nearly 2,100 jobs and pump an additional $116...

West Virginia Governor Expected to Approve Open-Heart Surgery Plan.
February 22, 2002... Byline: Joy Davia Feb. 22--Gov. Bob Wise is expected to approve a proposal today that would allow more state hospitals to perform open-heart surgery. The governor will announce his decision at Parkersburg City Hall at 10 a.m. If he...

West Virginia Enrolls 13th Fastest in Children's Health Insurance Program.
February 22, 2002... Byline: Dawn Miller Feb. 22--West Virginia had the 13th fastest enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program during 2001, a recent federal report shows. The state signed up 11,485 children during the federal fiscal year...

Kanawha County, W.Va., School Employees Plead for Their Jobs.
February 22, 2002... Byline: Eric Eyre Feb. 22--Save the technology teachers. Spare the attendance clerks. Don't cut nurses. One by one, teachers, parents and students marched to a lectern Thursday night and blasted Kanawha County Superintendent Ron...

House Moves on Timber License Exemptions in West Virgina.
February 22, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 22--The House Judiciary Committee reworked a Senate bill Thursday that provided for a timber license exemption and added four misdemeanor violations, punishable by fines of $250 to $500, before sending it to the...

West Virginia Loses $14 Million in Federal Highway Funds If Bill Isn't Passed.
February 22, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 22--West Virginia stands to lose up to $14 million a year in federal highways funds if it fails to pass a bill (SB664) requiring most commercial vehicles to stop at all railroad crossings in the state. "It's...

West Virginia Development Director to Discuss Planned Public-Private Mall.
February 22, 2002... Byline: Scott Finn Feb. 22--Two weeks before the end of the regular legislative session and six weeks after the original deadline, state Development director Dave Satterfield said he plans to release his report on the proposed Wheeling...

West Virginia Legislators Unlikely to Vote on Overweight Coal Truck Bill.
February 21, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 21--Unless the stakeholders in the overweight coal truck controversy can reach a compromise, the chances are slim that a bill will reach the floor of the House of Delegates this session. "We're not likely to...

Insurance Industry Hopes to Override West Virginia Supreme Court Opinion.
February 21, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 21--The insurance industry in West Virginia has recommended a bill to House leaders that would essentially say a state Supreme Court's opinion dealing with auto policy exclusions was wrong. "We're within 24...

West Virginia Lottery Commission Gains Headquarters in Winfield.
February 21, 2002... Byline: Rachelle Bott Feb. 21--WINFIELD, W.Va.--The Putnam County Development Authority has bought nearly 46 acres at the Hurricane interchange of Interstate 64 for $2.835 million, according to a deed in the Putnam County Courthouse. ...

Charleston, W.Va., Outlet Mall May Be Targeted for Redevelopment.
February 21, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 21--With their bill for a Charleston-only increase in the hotel-motel tax bottled up in the Senate Government Organization Committee, two Kanawha senators announced Wednesday they are also looking at adapting the...

U.S. Mining Industry Sees High Number of Fatalities to Open 2002.
February 21, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 21--Since the first of the year, 15 miners have died on the job in the United States -- three times the number killed in American mines at the same time last year. So far in 2002, six coal miners have died...

West Virginia Senate Committee Works on Tobacco Licensing Legislation.
February 21, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 21--Legislation to license tobacco retailers originated in Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, but with an amendment that a supporter of the bill believes stunts its chances for passage. Under the bill,...

Differences Stall West Virginia University Land-Use Bill.
February 20, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 20--House Speaker Bob Kiss gave Monongalia County delegates until Thursday to work out differences over a bill West Virginia University wants passed, before the House Rules Committee makes a decision for them....

U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow to Mine Workers' Health Program.
February 20, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 20--Coal operators do not have to pay lifetime health benefits for miners who retired from a now-defunct company that the operators bought, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The ruling was a major blow...

West Virginia Official Says Tax Credit Legislation Requires Fix.
February 20, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 20--Two Wise administration economic development bills would eliminate required yearly disclosure of specific companies that receive the state's most lucrative tax credits. Brian Kastick, secretary of Tax...

Diamond Electric's Toyota Deal May Add 30 Jobs in West Virginia.
February 20, 2002... Byline: Scott Finn Feb. 20--ELEANOR, W.Va.--A new contract would make Diamond Electric the first state manufacturer to supply parts to the Toyota plant in Buffalo, company officials announced Tuesday. The expansion could bring up to...

Charleston, W.Va., Union's Advertisements Target Doctors, Hired Contractor.
February 19, 2002... Byline: Scott Finn Feb. 19--A local construction union is buying advertisements and planning pickets because they say a contractor for two local doctors isn't providing his workers with health insurance. Contractor John Wolfe and...

West Virginia House Committee Struggles with Insurance Bill.
February 19, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 19--Policyholders challenging their premiums on auto insurance coverage or the form of the policy would have to file a complaint with the state insurance commissioner under a bill explained Monday to members of...

Wheeling, W.Va., Mall Developers Place Ad for Contractor.
February 19, 2002... Byline: Scott Finn Feb. 19--The project hasn't been approved by the state Legislature, but developers are advertising for a contractor to build the $158 million Wheeling Victorian Outlet Center. The legal advertisement in Monday's...

West Virginia State Senators Propose Private-Public Road Projects.
February 19, 2002... Byline: Paul J. Nyden Feb. 19--All 34 state senators introduced a bill to allow private investors to design projects eligible for state funds to build or improve public roads. State Department of Transportation Secretary Fred VanKirk...

Starbucks Looking for Real Estate in Charleston, W.Va., Region.
February 19, 2002... Byline: Kelly Regan Feb. 19--Starbucks representatives will tour Charleston and Huntington this week in search of real estate for their worldwide coffee chain, said Harry Bell, a Charleston lawyer who plans to show his vacant storefront...

Unheralded Retirement-Tax Break to Aid Low-Income Workers.
February 19, 2002... Byline: Jim Balow Feb. 19--Suppose someone said, "If you'll save $2,000, I'll give you $1,000." Sound pretty good? It is. Starting this year, some people can save up to $1,000 in federal income taxes if they set aside money for...

Dillard's Wants Larger Space in Charleston, W.Va., Mall.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Greg Stone Feb. 18--The Dillard's department store chain is not interested in occupying the former Montgomery Ward space in Charleston Town Center unless it can expand the store by 30,000 square feet. Dillard's would want to...

Policy Exclusions Pit Claimants against Insurers in West Virginians.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Lawrence Messina Feb. 18--Albert Cable had just led a Kentucky family reunion in prayer when an errant motorist on a Mingo County road ended his days as a Baptist lay minister. The other driver hydroplaned his 1998 Jeep...

Charleston, W.Va., Building Code Enforcement Office Gets New Head.
February 18, 2002... Byline: Greg Stone Feb. 18--Tony Harmon is the new chief of Charleston's building code enforcement office, Mayor Jay Goldman said Friday. Harmon is presently the city's chief inspector with nine years' experience. "He's a senior...

Coal Industry Tells West Virginia Lawmakers of Value of Overweight Trucks.
February 12, 2002... Byline: Fanny Seiler Feb. 12--Coal interests gave members of a House subcommittee more information Monday on the economics of overweight coal trucks, while a former United Mine Workers district president stressed safety. Earlier in...

West Virginia Bill Would Call for Economic Development Report Cards.
February 12, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 12--State economic development programs, business incentives and tax credits could be subject to an annual performance report card under a bill the Senate Select Committee on Economic Development is expected to...

Bill Would Tailor West Virginia Hotel Tax to Building Minor-League Ballparks.
February 12, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 12--A new version of the proposed bill to give West Virginia cities and counties the option of raising their hotel-motel taxes emerged Monday -- one that would be strictly limited to helping finance construction...

Massey Energy to Lay Off Mining Workers in West Virginia.
February 12, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 12--An undisclosed number of workers are being laid off from Massey Energy Co. operations in Southern West Virginia, company officials said Monday. Massey officials would not say how many people are losing...

Charleston, W.Va., Native Juggles Chief-of-Staff, Personal Responsibilities.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Joy Davia Feb. 11--MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--The diabetic patient grabbed the menu. He looked for the Philly steak and cheese sandwich he had eaten for dinner last night. "I tell you, this is fun," the patient said to Dr. Karen...

Duties Warrant Higher Wages, Charleston, W.Va.-Area School Secretaries Say.
February 11, 2002... Byline: Rachelle Bott Feb. 11--Most people wouldn't spend the better part of a day searching for a nickel. But to Sandy Martin, those 5 cents are important. "We have to be balanced," Martin said about the more than 50 ledgers...

Lawyer Bills West Virginia Port Authority $5,490 for Work on Airport Promotion.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Paul J. Nyden Feb. 10--A Charleston lawyer worked for about 24 hours over the course of two weeks to figure out what he and state officials should say to promote the proposed regional airport on a public television show. Last...

West Virginia Congresswoman Successful at Raising Campaign Money.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Lawrence Messina Feb. 10--She's only halfway through her first term, but West Virginia's sole Republican in Congress has shown she can raise money like the big boys. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito attracted more money from...

Charleston, W.Va.-Area Matchmaking Company Sees Business Boom.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Scott Finn Feb. 10--After September's terrorist attacks, Susan Persichetti braced herself for tough economic times. She assumed that her business's potential clients, at least in the short term, would stay at home. But...

Care for West Virginians with Mental, Behavioral Problems Becomes Scarcer.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Joy Davia Feb. 10--Armed with a red heart lollipop and a blue marker, Eleanor Puskas sifted through a color-by-number book. Across the table, George Featherstone inscribed his name on bus tags for an upcoming trip to a...

West Virginia Authorities See New Sources for Addictive Pain Reliever.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Greg Stone Feb. 10--As OxyContin rose to prominence as a highly addictive, recreational substance, local law enforcement agencies thought they understood the prescription painkiller's supply lines. People duped doctors into...

Montgomery, W.Va., Undertakes Several Redevelopment Projects.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Susan Williams Feb. 10--In Montgomery, the mayor sees assets in the college, the hospital, the Kanawha River and new businesses sprouting up. Mayor Melba Lou White is trying to pull all of them together to make a difference for...

Smaller West Virginia Bridges, Roads Stressed Out by Overweight Coal Trucks.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Paul J. Nyden Feb. 10--PRENTER, W.V.--Patti Sebok drove up Prenter Hollow last week, pointing out places where overweight coal trucks have torn up the narrow two-lane road and damaged its little bridges. Many curves along...

New Director to Take Helm of U.S. Office of Surface Mining.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 10--On Monday, Jeffrey D. Jarrett takes over as director of the U.S. Office of Surface Mining. In that role, Jarrett is responsible for enforcement of the 1977 federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation...

West Virginia Official Discusses Funding for Tourism Development.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 10--State Commerce Commissioner Alisa Bailey says she supports a state senator's call for more state funding for tourism destination development, but opposes dipping into the state's matching fund for advertising...

Kanawha County, W.Va., Water Partnership Serves as Model.
February 10, 2002... Byline: Robert J. Byers Feb. 10--Eddie Shamblen sat comfortably -- as comfortably as one can with a back full of aching pain -- in a folding chair at the corner of the yard. Gorgeous warm sun fell over Kellys Creek that July 1995 day,...

Charleston, W.Va., Airport Derided in Report by Air Traffic Controllers.
February 8, 2002... Byline: Rick Steelhammer Feb. 8--A report released Thursday by the air traffic controllers union at Yeager Airport calls the Charleston airport obsolete and unable to meet Federal Aviation Administration recommendations, even if planned...

Dow Chemical to Look at Sites for Assembly Plant in South Charleston, W.Va.
February 8, 2002... Byline: Jim Balow Feb. 8--Dow Chemical Co. executives will visit South Charleston in early March as they try to choose a site for a new water filter assembly plant from a short list of finalists, said Peter Berner, Dow's vice president...

West Virginia Senator Wants More Federal Money for Highways.
February 8, 2002... Byline: Paul J. Nyden Feb. 8--President Bush's new budget should devote more money to building and maintaining the nation's highways, Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., told the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday. ...

West Virginia Official Predicts Big Deficit on Medicaid.
February 8, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 8--State Health and Human Resources Secretary Paul Nusbaum warned Thursday of another financial crisis looming for the department: a $187 million Medicaid funding shortage next year. Nusbaum told the Senate...

Consumers Warned to Beware of `Instant Refund' Tax Return Offers.
February 8, 2002... Byline: Dawn Miller Feb. 8--Struggling parents can get thousands of dollars from the federal government if they qualify for the right tax credits. And if they file a return. And if they claim the credits correctly. Those...

AmeriSteel to Close Its St. Albans, W.Va., Plant.
February 7, 2002... Byline: Kelly Regan Feb. 7--A slow West Virginia construction market will force AmeriSteel to close in St. Albans on Feb. 15, said Steve Parks, division manager. About 20 people will lose their jobs at the 25,000-square-foot plant,...

Restaurant Owners Receive Loan from Charleston, W.Va., Urban Renewal Board.
February 7, 2002... Byline: Kelly Regan Feb. 7--A Clendenin native and her husband are one step closer to opening a breakfast-and-lunch restaurant on Summers Street in Charleston. On Wednesday, Charleston Urban Renewal Authority board members approved...

Future Looks Dim for West Virginia's Hotel-Motel Tax Measure.
February 7, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 7--Chances for any bill that would raise hotel-motel occupancy taxes looked grim Wednesday, after representatives of the state hospitality industry refused to budge from their steadfast opposition to any change...

Senate Committee in West Virginia Advances Internet, Catalog Sales Tax Bill.
February 7, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 7--A bill that eventually may help the state to collect some of the millions of dollars in sales taxes it is losing in catalog, phone and Internet shopping advanced from the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday....

Arch Coal Settles Suit over Mingo County, W.Va., Well-Water Loss.
February 7, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 7--Arch Coal Inc. will pay an undisclosed amount of money to a group of Mingo County residents who lost their well water to the company's underground mining operation. Last week, lawyers for Arch Coal...

West Virginia Lawmaker Wants to Reform Management of American Indian Trusts.
February 7, 2002... Byline: Ken Ward Jr. Feb. 7--Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., is pushing for reform of the way the federal government manages billions of dollars in American Indian trust funds. During a congressional hearing Wednesday, Rahall forced...

Finances Are Tight for Putnam County, W.Va., Development Authority.
February 6, 2002... Byline: Rachelle Bott Feb. 6--Gary Walton wants to bring high-paying jobs with clean industries to Putnam County. And he would launch a strong marketing plan to recruit such companies if the Putnam County Development Authority had the...

Bonds Would Have Earned West Virginia More than Stocks.
February 6, 2002... Byline: Scott Finn Feb. 6--The state of West Virginia would have made $450 million more on its investments if it had kept investing solely in bonds instead of entering the stock market in 1998, according to the fund's director. But...

West Virginia Municipal League, Hospitality Industry to Meet on Hotel Tax.
February 6, 2002... Byline: Phil Kabler Feb. 6--Prospects for bills to give local governments the option of increasing hotel-motel occupancy taxes may become clearer after a meeting scheduled for this morning between representatives of the hospitality...