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| Firefighter coverage hits BrickStreet BrickStreet lost some $2.5 million last year in providing workers’ compensation coverage to West Virginia’s volunteer firefighters, a glaring number that finds the private carrier in a “dilemma” by insuring them. |
| Whitewater companies form alliance HICO — Four whitewater rafting companies in Fayette County have joined together to create the state’s largest outfitter and the third-largest guided whitewater venture in the United States. |
| Business After Hours heads to cabins The Cabins at Pine Haven hosted the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours networking meeting Thursday night. |
| Sam’s Club opens doors to everyone in anniversary celebration Sam’s Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a weekend-long open house, welcoming all customers to its food and general merchandise discount stores. |
| Food Lion introduces reusable grocery bags on Earth Day Food Lion began selling reusable shopping bags in all of its stores Tuesday, Earth Day 2008. The bags are made of a poly woven polypropylene, feature the Food Lion logo and became available in all Food Lion stores for 89 cents each. |
| AEP says proposed clean-coal plant much needed WINFIELD — Jeri Matheney, corporate communications representative for American Electric Power, says she was surprised by Virginia’s rejection of AEP’s plan to build a $2.23 billion, 629-megawatt, clean coal-fired plant in Mason County. |
| Safety first Tom Meikle, president of Republic Energy, says the first thing new employees learn on the job is “safety first.” |
| New coffee shop opens in Beaver From its cherry breakfast cookie to its amazing crab dip, or its Panini chicken sandwiches, Persnickety’s Coffee and Pastry is not your normal coffee shop. |
| Hidden Treasures Consignment thriving in Beckley Robin Manning says her new consignment shop, Hidden Treasures Consignment, has exceeded all of her expectations since its April 1 opening. |
| Beckley businesses opening, building, moving, renovating Hooters, Little Caesars Pizza and Walgreens are just a few of the business names in Beckley that are either preparing to open, preparing to move to a new location or renovating an old business into a new one. |
| Additional companies commit to airport’s new industrial park Two new companies have committed to Raleigh County Memorial Airport’s second industrial park, according to airport manager Tom Cochran, bringing the total occupancy to six. |
| Newspaper introduces ‘Al the legal Alien’ The Register-Herald is “out of this world,” and the newspaper has an alien to prove it. |
| Gaming center to host career fair Are you looking for a new career? Have you finally decided to leave that high-stress job for something fun and exciting? Have you been downsized or laid off due to an economic downturn? Are you retired or looking for new opportunities? |
| Greenbrier CVB to host Tourism Summit May 14 LEWISBURG — The Greenbrier County Convention and Visitors Bureau will host the second annual countywide Tourism Summit May 14. |
| Beckley annexes Galleria businesses Beckley got a little larger Tuesday and no one complained about it. |
| ‘Contact Blast’ event scheduled for business show Looking for a way to make several professional business connections within a matter of minutes? It’s possible at the “Contact Blast.” |
| Postal rates to go up by 1 cent Monday The price of a first-class stamp increases by 1 cent Monday, but the Beckley Post Office also has another increase in the works. |
| Wacky Jack’s Singing Telegrams One of Keith Berneburg’s first jobs was with Eastern Onion Signing Telegrams in Pittsburgh. He dressed in various costumes and delivered the humorous telegrams in a musical form. |
| Digital transition won’t affect Suddenlink customers Cable customers in some parts of the country have been told they would have to rent a converter box for each television set, plus pay for a service call to install it, when the congressionally mandated digital transition begins next February. |
| 24-cent drop in gas prices coming to West Virginia? American consumers might see a 24-cent drop in gas prices, depending on the fate of a bill clearing Congress Tuesday that calls on President Bush to suspend oil shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. |
| Cranberry Hardwoods announces acquisition of Kenmack Lumber Cranberry Hardwoods of Beckley announced Friday that its affiliate, Cranberry Lumber Co., has completed the acquisition of the operating assets of Newport, Ohio-based Kenmack Lumber Co. |
| Toyota Tacomas get extended warranty Toyota officials say they have received reports that excessive corrosion of the frame has caused perforation of the metal on a small number of 1995 to 2000 Tacomas. |
| Lewisburg’s Court Barber Shop When Frank “Windy” Windon began his career as a barber in 1951, one dollar could purchase about five gallons of gas. Shell out another buck and a fellow could get his head buzzed, too. |
| Local truck rental firm goes high-tech with GPS navigation Blair Businesses owner Paul Blair says moving can be a stressful and emotional time for many people. The last thing you want is to get lost or run out of gas because you don’t know where gas stations are located. |
| Montgomery couple always entertaining They specialize in wedding receptions, school dances, parties and reunions, but Kelly and Mike Morris of Montgomery are ready to bring their disc jockey services to any function that requires great entertainment. |
| Workshop details housing act The Beckley Human Rights Commission hosted a workshop on fair housing April 28 at the Beckley-Raleigh county Convention Center. |
| Valley Drive Exxon Sharon Stone turned 50 years old in March. Pop singer Prince will turn 50 on June 7. Madonna will join these cultural icons on Aug. 16 and turn 50 years old as well. Also turning 50 is the peace symbol, which was created in 1958. ... There is another turning 50 this year that deserves proper recognition. This Beckley business icon is Valley Drive Exxon. The station has been serving the Beckley community for the past half-century since its opening in October 1958. |
| Hico’s Artistrees adds greenhouse to list of offerings |
| Maxwell’s treats chamber to ‘Business Out to Lunch’ Maxwell’s Sports Bar and Grille at the Galleria Plaza in Beckley has been open since March 17, but didn’t get around to its official ribbon-cutting ceremony until Tuesday. |
| W.Va. real estate market defies national trends Despite national news stories this weekend claiming doom and gloom in the real estate market, West Virginia’s housing market remains stable, according to the West Virginia Association of Realtors. |
| Is your structure making you ill? Kenneth Keys, owner of Mountain Air Duct Cleaning in Crab Orchard, says it isn’t uncommon to find dead rodents and other disgusting things when cleaning the air ducts of a home or business. |
| The Beauty Spot opens in Beaver One of Mary Munoz’ first customers Wednesday was Kim Mays of Crab Orchard. |
| Awards announced for Greenbrier resort, spa The Mobil Travel Guide and Meetings and Conventions magazine have announced separate awards for The Greenbrier and The Greenbrier Spa. |
| Director files appeal in prevailing wage case Father Thomas Acker says he is not against prevailing wage, but does feel that it is not being properly calculated by the state Division of Labor. |
| First Fridays will feature music, book signing, jewelry making, more There’s plenty of music, fun and shopping than ever for Lewisburg’s monthly First Fridays After Five for June. |
| Commercial growth in Beckley continues The number of new businesses in Beckley continues to amaze me. Each week, it seems like I am hearing about another new business in the area. |
| Styling hair is in her roots Styling hair is in Kennette Coffman’s blood. Both her parents were hair dressers. |
| Swampfox Motorsports introduces Spyder As so often happens in a free-market economy, a need is satisfied by an enterprising entrepreneur just at the moment when a situation becomes most dire. |
| On-site processing makes Beckley business flow In 2004, Beckley entrepreneurs Debbie Busch and Sue Blake took ownership of The Water Store, located at 3132 Robert C. Byrd Drive. |
| Work begins on new Rio Grande Site work is being done at 1090 N. Eisenhower Drive for the new location of the Rio Grande restaurant. |
| Resort begins employee awards program The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs announ-ced a new awards program last week where “outstanding employees,” nominated by co-workers, are rewarded with a pin and $250. |
| Advertising agency receives honor A local multimedia advertising agency was recently selected by the U.S. Local Business Association for a 2008 Best of Lewisburg award. |
| Rahall says ‘use it or lose it’ in challenge to big oil Using the old saw of “use it or lose it,” Rep. Nick Rahall threw down the gauntlet Friday for Big Oil to either use on- and off-shore drilling leases to produce or see such privileges yanked away from them. |
| Businesses, chamber team up to help MDA Since 1977, ERA Real Estate has teamed up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in its fight against neuromuscular diseases, raising more than $30 million. |
| Colgan Air’s bid for service at Raleigh airport accepted Colgan Air’s bid for service at the Raleigh County Memorial Airport has been accepted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to Airport Manager Tom Cochran. |
| Walnut Springs lodge grand opening a success UNION — Rain and cloudy skies did not hamper the grand opening of the Campbell Lake Lodge at Walnut Springs last Saturday, according to Walnut Springs officials. |
| Something for all at Daniel Vineyards this weekend Good drinks. Good food. Good entertainment and a beautiful view. |
| Businesses open, close, honored |
| Beckleyan returns home to start computer business Chase Cappellari says he has had a love for computers since he was in grade school. |
| ON THE ROAD AGAIN Anne Stover says when she made the decision to stop being a Greyhound bus ticketing agent in Beckley and totally focus her efforts on her family restaurant, she knew the future of the Third Avenue bus station was in jeopardy. |
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