Economy

The city of Belpre announces plans for a nursing home near Washington Boulevard and Farson Street, expected to employ 50 people.

West Virginia tax collections for the month of September show increases, although they were below projections for the first three months of the fiscal year.

Local industry leaders are optimistic about West Virginia Governor Jim Justice's appointment of a task force reacting to an anticipated expansion of the region's petrochemical industry.

Notices filed in West Virginia and Ohio reveal that 1,079 workers will lose their jobs when two hospitals are closed this fall.

Wood County's leftover money from the 2018-19 budget year was $141,000, a larger carryover than in recent years.

Clay County's only grocery store has been closed since June 24 and may never reopen.

An Italian-based manufacturer of automated storage and retrieval systems has announced that it will invest $26.5 million to establish a new manufacturing and logistics facility in Ohio

Ohioans would see lower income taxes and more money for water quality initiatives, local governments and libraries under a two-year state budget proposal introduced Tuesday in the Republican-controlled state Senate.

Ohio's liquor licensing board has approved a license for Kroger to open a liquor store near its Belpre site on Washington Boulevard.

The West Virginia Softball Tournament, now in progress in Vienna, brings money to the area and attention to the city.

Gross domestic product for the first quarter was the best start to a year since 2015.

State officials on Friday said the unemployment rate was 4.4% in March, compared with 4.6% the previous month. Ohio's unemployment rate stood at 4.5% in March 2018.

Gas prices in the MOV are inching toward the $3 mark for the first time in years, and analysts say they'll go higher as summer approaches.

The director of the Ohio Governor's Office of Appalachia tours Washington County Friday.

U.S. Senate Democrats are sponsoring a bill they say will provide tax relief to 45 million middle-income households.

The Ohio House has passed a transportation budget bill that includes increases in the state's gas and diesel taxes to help maintain roads and bridges.

Gov. Jim Justice says West Virginia has added $12.2 million in revenue to the state coffers last month.

An expert on budget and policy comes to Parkersburg to talk about whether West Virginia's economy is rebounding after the Great Recession.

Airplane traffic had increased enough during 2018 to make the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport the second-busiest airport in West Virginia.

West Virginia counties have spoken to lawmakers in support of a bill now before the Senate Finance Committee would allow counties to set a 1% sales tax .

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin heard concerns in Parkersburg Tuesday from federal government workers and others affected by the partial government shutdown, which began December 21.

Sears may have won a reprieve in a desperate attempt to stave off its own demise.

Unemployment rates rose in 26 of West Virginia's 55 counties in November, 2018, including in 7 counties in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

Thousands of jobs at auto parts suppliers and other industry-related positions also are at stake.

With stores open again after Christmas Day, local shoppers were out again...this time looking to use gift cards or find the gift they didn't get.

Sears is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Wood County Economic Development talked about its challenges and successes at its annual meeting.

Manpower employment agency will host a Regional Production & Assembly Hiring Event on Wednesday in Ripley, WV, for several employers looking to fill more than 75 jobs.

West Virginia's governor says the state has sold $55.2 million in bonds to fund $60 million in state park improvements to boost the state's economy and tourism.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin visited two events regarding the local economy Friday, in a visit to Wood County.