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cblack@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG — Those impacted by substance use disorder will now have better access to sustainable jobs thanks to $500,000 in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s INSPIRE initiative. For the next three years, the funds will be used to aid workforce development by putting those affected by substance abuse in contact with people who can help them re-enter the workplace. “The impact of substance use disorders on the economy in the Mid-Ohio Valley region over the last decade has been huge. These funds can reverse that trend and get people back into ...

DeSmog Jan 20, 2019 @ 05:35 Near the end of 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hired the leading promoter within academia of a massive and multi-faceted petrochemical complex proposed for West Virginia. A month later, the agency issued a report favoring the construction of such a complex. On November 9, the Energy Department’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) named as its new director former West Virginia University Professor Brian Anderson. NETL, which spearheads federal energy-related research and development (R&D) efforts, is currently deciding whether to grant $1.9 ...

Organization helps pre-K kids By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com Claudia Miner, executive director of Waterford Upstart, speaks in this photograph. Courtesy photo The COVID-19 pandemic not only worsened the education situation nationwide, but also revealed how deep the technology divide is across the nation, according to Kimberly Flores, public relations manager for education non-profit Waterford.org, which is geared to help prepare 4-year-olds for kindergarten. One of the first steps in addressing the broadband disparity that exists in the state was taken earlier in January wh...