November 17, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin today announced the appointment of Tom Flaherty, founding member of the law firm of Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso (FS&B), to the West Virginia University Board of Governors.November 12, 2009The American Institute for Full Employment awarded the 2009 Full Employment Performance Award to WorkForce West Virginia for its re-employment programs.November 05, 2009– Gov. Joe Manchin today announced that he has appointed Michael I. Green of Morgantown to the West Virginia State Board of Education. The appointment will be for nine years and is effective Nov. 5, 2009.November 05, 2009First Lady Gayle Manchin is commending schools in Lincoln County for joining forces tonight with community leaders, work force development officers, parents and students to discuss ways to better prepare young people for 21st century careers.October 16, 2009“To say that I am mad would be an understatement,” Gov. Joe Manchin said about his learning of the EPA’s announcement today.September 16, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $11,058,877 in unemployment insurance (UI) modernization incentive funds to West Virginia.September 11, 2009 Gov. Joe Manchin released the following statement about the EPA’s announcement today that it has identified 23 pending West Virginia surface mining permits for extended reviews.
“This uncertainty August 25, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin today announced his appointment of Phillip D. Gaujot to the newly created judgeship inAugust 21, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin today announced that, for the first time in well over a decade, Standard and Poor's Ratings Services has raised its August 20, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin, Yasuo Tanigawa, president of Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. (HMMUSA), Sen. Jay Rockefeller and West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox today announcedJuly 30, 2009Conservation Officer Warren “Ed” Goodson has been selected as the West Virginia Conservation Officer of the Year for 2009, according to Col. David Murphy, Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section Chief.July 16, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin today announced that West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Sec. Martha Walker will become the acting director of the Governor’s Office of Health EnhancementJuly 16, 2009The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has approved trade petitions for several West Virginia companies under the new Trade Adjustment Assistance (July 15, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin today announced that Paul Turman, deputy secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation, is returning to the private sector and his own real estate development business effective Sept. 4.June 16, 2009Gov. Joe Manchin announced today that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits will be available to qualifying persons residing or working in Calhoun County.
“Individuals who live or work in Calhoun County and have lost their job due to the r... |