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Morgantown Forum Examines W.Va.’s Strengths, Weaknesses - WVNS WVNS, WV - Apr 15, 2009 Morgantown Forum Examines W.Va.’s Strengths, WeaknessesWhat can Morgantown and North Central West Virginia offer to keep young professionals in the area to work, play and contribute? Generation Morgantown hosted a town forum April 14 to address that issue. About 60 people, representing West Virginia

Stimulus dollars offer relief for unemployed - Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV - Apr 15, 2009 Stimulus dollars offer relief for unemployed“Because of the fact that their infrastructure is changing in a very positive direction. On behalf of Workforce West Virginia, we’ve been working a lot with the economic development and schools there and with the jobs that will be opening up with the

Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV - Apr 15, 2009 Bluefield Daily TelegraphThe workshop will be held on April 20 at Concord University beginning at 9 am, and also will be broadcast as a video conference to eight remote sites in southern West Virginia, as well as over the Internet. Officials of Mercer and McDowell counties

West Virginia ‘Exotic entertainment’ bill endangered - Hagerstown Morning Herald Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD - Apr 12, 2009 NECNWest Virginia ‘Exotic entertainment’ bill endangered—A bill that would allow West Virginia counties to restrict the location of “exotic entertainment,” such as strip clubs, passed the State Senate on Saturday, but amendments jeopardized final passage by the midnight end to the 79th Legislature’s first Gas taxes now likely to go down

A Hillbilly in the Big City - West Virginia MetroNews West Virginia MetroNews, WV - Apr 14, 2009 West Virginia MetroNewsA Hillbilly in the Big CityThat's saying something since I've been inside a West Virginia coal mine. The infrastructure is greasy, grimy, filled with dust and a thick layer of nastiness. I was afraid to touch any railing and actually used hand sanitizer when I left.

Morgantown Forum Examines W.Va.’s Strengths, Weaknesses - WVNS

15.04.09

By CATHY BONNSTETTER

For The State Journal

MORGANTOWN — After Thursday nights on High Street seem populated with your younger siblings and final exams are really final, what next?

What can Morgantown and North Central West Virginia offer to keep young professionals in the area to work, play and contribute?

Generation Morgantown hosted a town forum April 14 to address that issue. About 60 people, representing West Virginia University, local government and community concerns and the private sector attended the forum. Those present included the young and seasoned community members.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., stopped in at the new Erickson Alumni Center to listen to the discussion. He said Morgantown is unique in part because of the city's collective mindset.

"I think Morgantown is taking off like a rocket because people here are unafraid of the past," he

Source: WVNS, WV