Media Minute— a weekly dispatch of local, national and world news impacting West Virginia’s manufacturing industry.

West Virginia

Despite Uptick, Long-Term Future for Coal is Unclear, According to West VirginiaUniversity Study
Wheeling Intelligencer
A new West Virginia University study predicts Mountain State coal production to grow slightly this year before eventually falling. WHEELING — U.S. ...

DEP issues flow prescription allowing recreational releases for "The Dries"
Beckley Register-Herald
The hydro facility generates power for West Virginia Manufacturing. Originally issued in December 1987, the current license was set to expire Dec.

Long-term future for coal unclear
The Inter-Mountain
If he brings back jobs in factories and manufacturing, that will increase ... According to Raney, West Virginia coal companies produced about 25.6 ...

Finally, a right to move — and to compete — in West Virginia
Washington Examiner
Finally, a right to move — and to compete — in West Virginia ... My business — the freedom to do the workI have chosen — is an important part of who ...

West Virginia Delegate Pat McGeehan Wants 'Bill Of Rights' For Taxes
Wheeling Intelligencer
His planned measure comes just weeks after multiple bills aimed at tax reform in the state were rejected during a special session of the West Virginia ...

AK Steel to Purchase Precision Partners Holding Company
Marketwired (press release)
AK Steel to Purchase Precision Partners Holding Company ... WEST CHESTER, OH--(Marketwired - Jul 3, 2017) - AK Steel ( NYSE : AKS) .... Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia) and one tube plant in Mexico.

US Factories See Growth in Orders, Production, Employment
Hartford Courant
A chemical company said its business globally "continues to show improvement." U.S. factories have largely recovered from a slump in late 2015 and ...

Thai company moves ahead with land purchase for petrochemical plant
The Columbus Dispatch
PTT Global Chemical of Thailand bought the 168-acre site in Belmont County ... and Utica shale formations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Heated words continue over higher education funding
West Virginia MetroNews
Armstead wrote, “I have always had the greatest respect for the office of the Governor of West Virginia. I have had the honor to work in that office for ...

Report: Two million more natural gas jobs by 2040
The Daily Times
In West Virginia, the numbers were nearly 36,000 jobs resulting in almost $2.6 ... The study shows there were about 4 million natural gas industry jobs ...

STEM teachers finish week of visits to industries
The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)
Earlier in the week, they visited Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Dow Chemical, Appalachian Power and TransCanada. On Friday, June 30, ...

Letter: Federal tax code needs reformed (Daily Mail)
Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)
Recently I contacted U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin urging him to work toward federal tax reform and to focus on it sooner than later. For West Virginia and the ...

Natural Gas Jobs Could Continue Climbing in Ohio, West Virginia
Wheeling Intelligencer
Natural Gas Jobs Could Continue Climbing in Ohio, West Virginia ... pipelining, processing, abstracting, manufacturing and other fields, natural gas ...

United States

Study paints a strong picture of US manufacturing scene
Packaging World
The Ball State study paints a positive picture of the state of manufacturing in the U.S. ... We are proud to stand with NAM and support the legislation.

Brunell: Abundant natural gas propels US businesses
The Columbian
The American Chemistry Council credits the surge in natural gas production with reversing the fortunes of our country's plastics industry. Companies ...