CHARLESTON -- The July 2006 report reflects progress in the state's economic development efforts during the past month, with projects and related announcements that will assist with the creation of as many as 923 new jobs and the preservation of a significant number of existing jobs.
CHARLESTON – Nimble on ice, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals carved a line between snow that falls from the sky and snow that public employees shovel.
Peng MORGANTOWN -- Syd Peng, a well-known figure on the state, national and international coal mining scenes, is stepping down as chair of the West Virginia University Department of Mining Engineering after more than 28 years on the job.
Steve Goodwin Steve P. Goodwin, an attorney with the Charleston law firm of Goodwin & Goodwin, recently was elected chairman of West Virginia University 's Board of Governors.
Bean CLARKSBURG -- Fifteen Steptoe & Johnson attorneys have been ranked as "Leaders in Their Field" in the annual Chambers USA guide America's Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition, the firm was recognized for leadership in four practice categories.
Goodwin MORGANTOWN -- Stephen P. Goodwin, an attorney with the Charleston law firm of Goodwin & Goodwin, recently was elected chairman of West Virginia University 's Board of Governors.
CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court has annulled the license of a Morgantown attorney and ordered he pay back more than $2 million he received from the estates of two clients.
MORGANTOWN -- Two couples and a foundation have received the West Virginia University Foundation's 2006 Outstanding Philanthropy awards for their exceptional support and commitment to the University.
CHARLESTON – As a free service to its policyholders, BrickStreet Insurance will be conducting a series of safety training sessions beginning this month.
A statue at the state Capitol Complex is called Lincoln Walks At Midnight. It faces the Kanawha River. WHEELING - West Virginia broke away from Virginia and joined a war to end legal slavery, but legal slavery lasted longer in West Virginia than in Virginia.