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Morrisey announces more than $4 million in Rural Health Transformation awards to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced more than $4 million in West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program (WV RHTP) awards to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, supporting a new mobile healthcare effort and additional provider productivity investments designed to expand access to care and strengthen healthcare delivery across central West Virginia. “The future of rural healthcare isn't just building healthcare around facilities. It's building healthcare around people,” Morrisey said. “This investment will help bring care closer to patients, expand ...

Smith named new RMI Property Division Chair

Attorney Dustin Smith, a native of Vincent, Ohio, has been named as the new Chair of the Property Division of Roberts, Matejczyk & Ita Co. LPA (RMI), a law firm located in Seville, Ohio. RMI, with 22 employees, represents insurance companies on claims in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Smith is ...

Washington State College of Ohio awarded Appalachian Regional Commission funds

MARIETTA - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced more than $6 million in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission recenty, to be awarded to five projects supporting workforce and economic development in communities impacted by the downturn of the coal industry; including $100,000 awarded to Washington State College of Ohio. The funding is part of the federal Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization initiative to help address coal-related job loss in the Appalachian region. ...

Wood County Economic Development to hold annual meeting Oct. 14

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Development Authority and Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation will be holding a joint annual meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Discovery World on Market. Christine Davies, West Virginia deputy secretary for economic development and workforce participation, will be the keynote speaker. Davies joined the West Virginia Department of Commerce after spending 25 years “at the intersection of business, technology, policy, and entrepreneurship,” according to a news release from Wood County Economic Development. She is founder and ...

Pumping the Brakes: Ohio Legislature approves 90-day gas tax holiday

YOUNGSTOWN - The Ohio Legislature overwhelmingly passed a 90-day Ohio gas tax holiday that was pushed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial candidate. It was expected to be signed into law Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican. The quickly written bill passed Wednesday in the Senate 26-5 and then in the House of Representatives 78-16 with Ramaswamy saying when he becomes governor, passing needed legislation will happen this fast. Several Democrats, voting in favor of the proposal despite saying it is an election ploy to help Ramaswamy, said the average motorist will ...

First Friday in Marietta to celebrate the spooky season

MARIETTA – Wicked Walkabout, the October First Friday celebration on Friday in Marietta, will be dedicated to the spooky season. The celebration will be held from 5-9 p.m. and is hosted by Marietta Main Street, sponsored by Washington State College of Ohio. Participating businesses and ...