West Virginia

State Rundown 11/2: State Revenue Shortfalls Keep on Growing and Growing
Tax Justice Blog (blog)
Amazon.com begins collecting sales taxes on orders from Alabama on ... need is a slap-dash and poorly considered reform of the state's tax system. ... Ted Boettner of the West Virginia Budget and Policy Center explains how ...

TK Brotherton: What shall we do about WV's future? (Gazette)
Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)
To that end, we need major business enterprises to choose West Virginia as a site for their operational andmanufacturing operations. More jobs and ...

$151M settlement tentatively approved after WV spill contaminated drinking water
Fox News
Eastman Chemical said in a statement the settlement will "provide benefits ... In September the U.S.Chemical Safety Board said the spill could have ...

Inside the West Virginia steel town destroyed by Nafta – where 94% of jobs have gone and Trump ...
The Independent
He called Nafta “the single greatest jobs theft in the history of the world”. ... America has lost 5 million manufacturing jobs since 2000, but not all were ..

Cole touts economic plan on MetroNews “Talkline,” more regulatory reforms are part of it
West Virginia MetroNews
Such different ideas, Cole said, are what West Virginia's economy needs. ... people look for, but it's an important one,” Cole said of right to work.

Cole Campaigns on Reducing Size of Government
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
One of those bills made West Virginia the 26th right-to-work state. The law makes it illegal to fire a worker for refusing to join a union or pay union dues ...

Startup manufacturing businesses sought for Bluefield incubator
West Virginia MetroNews
Startup manufacturing businesses sought for Bluefield incubator ... A former financial hub for southern West Virginia, Spencer said the city has been hit ...

What it takes to bring "back" a manufacturing job
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
If you want to know what it takes to bring a manufacturing job back to the United States, the best place to start is with someone who's done it.

NACD Members Meet with Community and Industry Leaders to DiscussChemical Safety at West ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Hosted by NACD, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, and the American Chemistry Council, the workshop focused on chemical industry best ...

West Virginia: Coal At The Crossroads
Investor's Business Daily
West Virginia is seeking a middle path - between political promises to revive ... population more dependent upon coal mining jobs than in West Virginia. ... The company is forecast to see a 46% earnings decline this year, followed by ...

West Virginia Candidates Look To Future Of State's Energy During Wheeling Conference
Wheeling Intelligencer
Photo by Joselyn King West Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bill Cole addresses the West Virginia Energy and Manufacturing Forum Wednesday at ...

United States

Does Right-to-Work Help or Hinder Manufacturing?
ENGINEERING.com
Another possibility is that right-to-work legislation has created a disincentive for young people who might otherwise have considered careers in ...

National Association of Manufacturers: Make America united again
Plastics Today
In a spirit of reconciliation, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM; Washington, DC) has drafted an open letter to the president-elect ...

U.S. Mfg. Jobs Plentiful, But Skills Lacking
Ward's Auto
During the political season, it's popular to talk about manufacturing jobs and the automotive industry in terms of crisis. And it's true: the industry is ...

Mexico taking US factory jobs? Blame robots instead
Fox Business
America has lost more than 7 million factory jobs since manufacturing ... The vast majority of the lost jobs— 88 percent — were taken by robots and ...

Why Quality Manufacturing Matters
Occupational Health and Safety
And hand safety is no small aspect of personal protective equipment. ... The reason this happens is because most lesser-quality manufacturing ...

STEM Education is Critical to a Vibrant Manufacturing Future
IndustryWeek
Q: Why do you believe manufacturing is critical to the United States. ... We believe that successfulworkforce development and sustainable economic ...

US chemical production on the up
Hydrocarbon Engineering
According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the US Chemical Production Regional Index (US CPRI) expanded by 0.2% in September, ...

The rise of electric cars could kill thousands of auto manufacturing jobs
Business Insider
Volkswagen's big kahuna of HR, Karlheinz Blessing – Member of the Board of Management with responsibility for Human Resources and ...