Parkersburg City Council's finance committee will meet Tuesday afternoon to consider a tax break to help restaurants, retailers and landlords affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Parkersburg City Council will consider approving the administration of $300,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding made available through the recently approved federal coronavirus stimulus package.
The state human services agency reports more than 272,000 jobless claims in Ohio for the week ending March 28, a second straight week of record numbers as businesses grapple with effects of the pandemic.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will be in Williamstown Friday, to make an announcement about the long-discussed roundabout project at I-77 and Highland Avenue.
Economic Director Lindsey Piersol says several new businesses and employers are coming to Wood County and those who want to work will be able to find work.
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.