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CHARLESTON – More than seven months after throwing his hat in the ring, Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld is suspending his campaign for the Republican nominatio

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The state has struggled to increase its workforce for decades. Solving this crisis will require a number of solutions.

For months, West Virginia officials have been touting record-low unemployment numbers. That continued in June, as officials announced that only 3.3% of West Virginians were unemployed and actively looking for

HUNTINGTON — On her second day on the job, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Castillo came to Huntington to announce that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s

The task force worked to identify the factors behind those numbers and then looked at models that appeared to work well in other communities. The results prompted Rexroad to launch the United Way of Harrison County’s Solution-Focused Street Outreach and Rapid Rehousing Programs - just as the COVID-19 pandemic was hitting West Virginia. Shelters were being forced to limit their services statewide at the same time that an increasing number of people were becoming homeless due to economic condit...