As the calendar turns to 2026 in the Ohio Valley, it’s fitting that we all look to the future. What is it that this region needs in the new year? What will push it into a better place? There’s a short, but important answer: growth. It’s not growth in any one specific area. It’s ...
As a proud West Virginian who is completing his second year as the leader of our state’s Manufacturing Association, I am looking forward to what our collective future holds. West Virginia is now home to billions (with a “B”) of dollars of investment in manufacturing that will come to ...
The calendar has turned to 2026. The Christmas desserts are long gone. The New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations — and the calories that often come with them — are over. Now many of us are looking in the mirror and wondering how we can shed some of the holiday pounds we ...
Some argue that data centers are incompatible with conservation. I understand that instinct. Large facilities, heavy use of energy, and deep community footprints can raise legitimate questions. But turning away from an entire segment of the modern economy will not protect West Virginia’s ...
- To the winners of the Wheeling Elks Scholarships for 2025-26, Wheeling Park High School students Grace Tamburin and Owen Dobrzynski Hines. Their commitment to their studies and their community is worthy of recognition. - To the Ohio Valley community that gave the Zhu family a hand after a ...
As December 2025 draws to a close, we find ourselves at a historic milestone. One fourth of the 21st Century is now behind us. For many, the last 25 years have flown by, as it inevitably does, but with a speed that’s hard to fathom. Even so, the years in West Virginia have been marked by ...