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On
Tuesday, Gov. Jim Justice and other West Virginia officials hosted
cabinet dignitaries from the nation of Hungary for a ceremony at
the State Capitol, where leaders of both governments signed a
formal agreement to work alongside each other to achieve economic
success long into the future. [Watch
Video]
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On
Wednesday, Gov. Justice congratulated hundreds of West
Virginia tourism industry professionals on their recent
efforts, stimulating additional travel into the state, during a
keynote address made as part of this year’s Governor’s Conference
on Tourism at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. [Watch
Video]
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Last
Friday, Gov. Justice made a national television news appearance on
the Fox News show, Fox
& Friends, to discuss West Virginia recently recording
its best unemployment rate in 11 years – dropping to 4.6
percent in the month of August. This figure surpassed the previous
state record for this decade and stands as the best seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate seen in West Virginia since October
2008. [Watch
Video]
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Gov.
Justice also took part in another national interview on the Fox
Business show, Trish
Regan Primetime, on Monday. [Watch
Video]
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Gov. Jim
Justice announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Labor has
awarded West Virginia $1.056 million in National Dislocated Worker
Grant funds to assist continuing employment and training services
for workers impacted by coal industry layoffs. [Read More]
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On
Thursday, Gov. Justice and West Virginia Department of Education
officials celebrated the recognition of three West Virginia
schools, by the U.S. Department of Education, as National Blue
Ribbon Schools for 2019. Greenmont Elementary in Wood County,
Hollywood Elementary in Raleigh County, and West Teays Elementary
in Putnam County all received the distinction based on overall
academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among
student subgroups. [Read More]
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At the
request of officials with the state Division of Forestry and the
Division of Natural Resources on Monday, Gov. Justice amended the
recent statewide outdoor burning ban to allow burning
in federal and state recreation areas, provided that certain
conditions are met. The ban, itself, remains in effect at this
time and will stay in effect until conditions improve and the
Governor rescinds the order by further proclamation. [Read More]
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Outdoor enthusiasts
take part in National Hunting and Fishing Days celebration
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This past
weekend, a bevy of hunters, anglers, and general lovers of the
outdoors gathered at Stonewall Resort State Park for the annual
National Hunting and Fishing Days celebration. This year's event
included big buck displays, trophy fish displays, hunting and
fishing vendors, and many family activities –
such as an outdoor youth challenge. The event also featured live
bluegrass performances.
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Crews with
the Division of Highways have recently begun a project to replace
the decking on an overpass bridge along the West Virginia Turnpike,
near the town of Marmet. The project is utilizing a new
method – called Accelerated Bridge Construction – to complete
the deck replacement significantly faster than what used to be
possible. [Watch
Video]
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On
Wednesday, the Division of Highways announced that a major project
to replace the decks on the I-64 Danner Road overpass bridge,
between the Oakwood Road (exit 58A) and Montrose Drive (exit 56)
exits, has been officilly scheduled to begin Saturday, Oct. 5 at
12:01 a.m. Motorists should expect delays throughout the project,
which is expected to last 60 days. [Read More]
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Due to the
traveling public's continued disregard of weight limit and safety
signs on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge, officials with the
Department of Transportation closed the bridge to vehicular traffic
on Tuesday. The closure will continue on for the foreseeable
future. Earlier this year, the bridge had to be closed for six
weeks after a tour bus – which far exceeded the posted two-ton
weight limit – attempted to cross the bridge, only to get stuck
under a barrier. And, in the time since, operators of additional
vehicles over the weight limit have continued to ignore
restrictions, and have repeatedly driven on the bridge. [Read More]
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Polish
cosmetics manufacturer opens first U.S. commercial office in West
Virginia
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Last
Friday, a company that has made skincare products in Poland
for more than 30 years opened its first branch in the United States
in West Virginia. BANDI Laboratories celebrated the ribbon-cutting
of its initial sales and distribution center in
Martinsburg. The sales and distribution operation will be in
The Hub, a business center and community space in downtown
Martinsburg. BANDI plans to establish a U.S. manufacturing facility
within the next five years.
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On
Wednesday, Gov. Justice issued a proclamation, officially
designating Sept. 25, 2019 as Agenda for America's Youth Day in
West Virginia, which aims to encourage citizens and groups to
search for solutions to some of the top problems faced by young people
today. The proclamation was presented by the Governor's Chief
of Staff, Mike Hall. [More
Photos]
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On
Thursday, the Department of Arts, Culture and History, in
partnership with the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, hosted
the 2019 STEAM Power WV Showcase at the Culture Center in
Charleston. The showcase allowed statewide recipients of the
2018-19 STEAM Power WV grant to show their innovative, educational
projects integrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and
math. [Watch
Video]
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This week,
the West Virginia National Guard released footage highlighting the
work of the 119th Sapper Company, which recently conducted a force-on-force
training session at Camp Dawson. [Watch
Video]
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Last week,
J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works, a client of the West Virginia Small
Business Development Center, hosted a dinner celebrating the
upcoming fall season. The event featured Chef Matt Welsch of
Vagabond Kitchen and was in partnership with 11 local farms and
producers in West Virginia. [Watch
Video]
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Last
Friday, the West Virginia Board of Education announced it will soon
be hosting six meetings at locations around the state as a
part of a 2019 listening tour. The purpose of the tour is to
provide an opportunity for members of the public to inform the
work, processes and policies of the WVBE that support high-quality
learning. [Read More]
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This week,
the Department of Environmental Protection highlighted recent
efforts to remove explosives from an abandoned mine in McDowell
County after the Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation
discovered dynamite at the site. [Watch
Video]
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The
Department of Environmental Protection announced this week that the
Adopt-A-Highway fall statewide cleanup is set for this Saturday,
Sept. 28. Co-sponsored by the WVDEP and the state Division of
Highways, the AAH program aims to improve the quality of the
environment by encouraging public involvement in the elimination of
highway litter. Since the program’s inception in 1988, state
citizens have cleaned up close to 70,000 miles of state highways
and roads during annual spring and fall AAH events. [Read More]
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Last
Friday, 38 staff members from West Virginia’s state and county
emergency management agencies graduated from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency’s national Emergency Management Basic Academy.
The academy, the first of its kind to ever be hosted in West
Virginia, was held in Flatwoods and was sponsored by the West
Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Consisting of 152 classroom hours and six prerequisite independent
study courses, the Basic Academy provides a training experience
combining knowledge of all systems, concepts, and practices of
cutting-edge emergency management. [Read More]
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