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Creating space and time for students to discover their life paths, West Virginia University will open the nation’s first Purpose Institute on a college campus, President Gordon Gee announced at his annual State of the University address Monday (Oct. 18) at the College of Law’s Fitzsimmons Event Hall.

Ascend West Virginia Offering $12,000 to Relocate 2 hours ago Remote workers looking to escape the city may be able to cash in on a $12,000 relocation package to move to West Virginia. Ascend WV is the brainchild of Brad D. Smith, former CEO of Intuit, and his wife Alys Smith. Brad Smith grew up in West Virginia and, following his success in the business world, wanted to return home — to the place John Denver famously called “Almost Heaven.” The Smiths provided a $25 million gift to he...

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) was one of five Senate Democrats withholding support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act—until yesterday. While participating in this virtual event, Senator Manchin announced he’s now signing on as a co-sponsor, saying, "I look forward to working with my colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to move this bill through a legislative process.” What an act of betrayal. Unsurprisingly, another holdout— Senator Angus King (I-ME)—also threw fre...

West Virginia Offers Outdoor Recreation Incentives to Entice Teleworkers Kaia Hubbard © (Education Images/Getty Images) Nineteenth century buildings on the main street of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. (Photo by: Robert Knopes/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Remote work has become the new normal for many, with nearly 40% of households with one or more members shifting to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the U.S. Census B...

Opioid trials A federal trial for a case filed by Huntington and Cabell County against drug companies they accuse of creating and fueling the opioid epidemic in the area will not take place in January as planned due to COVID-19. The lawsuits argue the companies had a duty to monitor and report the high volume of pills being shipped into the area, but ignored it. The case had been set to go to trial Jan. 4, but U.S. District Court Judge David A. Faber continued the trial indefinitely due to COVI...