AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoIndustrial Investment: Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced $40 million for West Virginia industrial site upgrades, including loans for shell buildings and grants to prepare sites for development. Mining Workforce: WVU will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to strengthen mining engineering and recruit students, as the industry faces a national shortage of skilled workers. Energy Policy: State lawmakers advanced a rule requiring utilities to keep coal plants capable of reaching a 69% capacity factor, provided that does not unfairly raise customer costs. Project Permitting: The U.S. Senate advanced a bipartisan bill to speed energy project reviews, a potential boost for infrastructure and industrial development. Rail Logistics: Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway crews went on strike over claims managers operated trains in violation of their contract, raising a dispute at a regional carrier serving West Virginia and neighboring states.
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