RAVENSWOOD — BHE Renewables is building a renewable energy microgrid in Jackson County that will provide 70% of the power for TIMET’s new $500 million titanium melt facility, which is now under construction. The microgrid, located on the former Century Aluminum site, is being developed ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Officials with the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport are meeting with representatives of Air Wisconsin Airlines as the groundwork is being laid for how commercial service will be provided at the airport. Airport Manager Ben Auville said officials with Air Wisconsin visited the ...

PARKERSBURG — West Virginia University at Parkersburg is seeing an increase in enrollment as the new academic year gets underway. WVUP President Torie Jackson said the university is seeing a 3% increase in the actual student headcount with 2,597 students as of Aug. 18 compared to 2,515 ...

A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a quarter resulted in a fire or explosion since 2015, an analysis of federal derailment data showed. And many ...

TALATAN, China (AP) — High on the Tibetan plateau, Chinese government officials last month showed off what they say will be the world's largest solar farm when completed — 610 square kilometers (235 square miles), the size of the American city of Chicago. China has been installing solar ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s labor force participation rate peaked at 55% following an extreme drop following the COVID-19 pandemic, but a steady drop in both labor force participation and increases in unemployment caused the leader of the state’s business community to raise ...