Girl Scouts to set up camp on West Side

(WV Gazette 10/23) Rather than craving an outdoor adventure at, say, Camp Mamie Flynn or Camp Sandy Bend, they'd prefer a trip to the big city, where they can shop at the mall and shower at night. To meet those needs, the Black Diamond Council plans to build what it calls a Girl Zone, a hotel-like facility with a dozen bunk beds, in a former auto parts store on Charleston's West Side. (Designer: ZMM Architects and Engineers)

Putnam commission to pursue loan toward water extension projects

(WV Gazette 10/23) Putnam County commissioners plan to apply for a loan and generally move forward with three of the four waterline extension projects they had been considering, County Manager Brian Donat said Tuesday. Commissioners have been working on bringing water to Custer Ridge, Sigmon Fork, Trace Fork and Painters Fork despite uncertainty over whether the water company will help fund the projects.

Paint Creek Scenic Trail Association looks forward to road’s paving

(The Montgomery Herald 10/23) The Paint Creek Scenic Trail Association is paving the way for a new tourism infrastructure in southern West Virginia. The group has been working for over a decade to reinvigorate an area where bustling coal camps used to be home to thousands.

Route 7 construction continues

(WTOV 9 Wheeling 10/24) The paving project on Route 7 is still underway, but with the Market Street Bridge closed, even more traffic flowed into Route 7.

$1.4 Billion Invested into Charles Pointe Development in Bridgeport

(WBOY Clarksburg 10/24) A development project at Charles Pointe in Bridgeport just became even bigger. Jones Lang LaSalle and Genesis Partners announced an alliance to build up Charles Pointe to its fullest potential. It's a costly project, at $1.4 billion.

State funds for school expansion doubtful

(Charleston Daily Mail 10/24) For the second year in a row, Kanawha school officials are asking the state School Building Authority to fund an expansion at John Adams Middle School. But they aren't all optimistic that their request will be granted. The county wants $1 million from the authority's Major Improvement Project program, according to documents from the county and the authority. Another $128,000 from the county would go toward the addition.

General aviation expansion planned at Yeager

(WV Gazette 10/24) An eight-space T-hangar and two corporate aircraft hangars are being planned by Executive Air, the operator of Yeager Airport's general aviation facility.

More than $1.6 million spent on city paving

(Fairmont Times West Virginian 10/24) Fairmont saves by working through the state contract. To date, $1,662,517.30 has been spent and 116 roads (equivalent to 15.7 miles) throughout Fairmont have been paved.

Industrial Park Access Road Fund project brings $115,000 to county

(Fairmont Times West Virginian 10/25) In July, Charlie Reese, Marion County Commission director of economic and community development, sent in an application for the Industrial Park Access Road Fund.

Sewer upgrade project to get under way in city

(Weirton Daily Times 10/25) Sewage upgrades in Weirton will get under way the week of Nov. 5, Utilities Director Butch Mastrantoni said Tuesday. Mastrantoni said crews from James White Construction will begin laying about 4,700 lineal feet of gravity sewer lines to route sanitary flow from roughly 1,000 structures in the north end to the Fifth Street lift station, the first step in a two-phased plan to correct problems with a too-high level of fecal coliforms in effluents discharged into the Ohio River.

Market St. bridge reopens; sensors to catch weight violators

(WTOV Wheeling 10/25) The Market Street Bridge in Steubenville is back open to the public Thursday after a three-day project to install weight sensors for vehicles. Contractors said they hope it will make people more aware of the five-ton limit.

State officials seek contractors for work on Capitol grounds

(Charleston Daily Mail 10/25) The state is looking to pay tens of thousands of dollars to private contractors to cut trees, remove stumps, clear snow and do yard work at the Capitol and other Charleston-area state offices.

$500 million plant on track to open in Marshall County

(WTRF Wheeling 10/25) A $500 million Dominion Resources natural gas processing plant is on track to open before the end of the year in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.

$10.3 Million W.Va Dam Rehabilitation Project Passes Halfway Mark

(Construction Equipment Guide 10/25) A $10.3 million dam rehabilitation project in Grant County, W.Va., is well past the halfway point. The project involves New Creek Site 14. (Contractor: Heeter Construction)

Training center celebrates new home

(Charleston Daily Mail 10/25) There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at 1 p.m. Friday to celebrate the opening of the new home of the Regulatory Training Center in South Charleston.

Grant County section of Corridor H opens this week

(State Journal 10/25) A new section of the road, between Knobley Road and Scherr in Grant County, opened this week. Construction on the miles toward Davis continues, and it will make the road 75 percent completed within West Virginia, leaving only a small section to the Virginia border to remain.

WVU to build $70M Sunnyside complex

(WV Gazette 10/26) West Virginia University officials on Friday announced plans to work with a private company and build a $70 million residential and retail complex in Morgantown's Sunnyside district, a few blocks from the Downtown Campus.

Mall renovations near completion

(Charleston Daily Mail 10/26) The Charleston Town Center said numerous projects in the multi-million-dollar renovation of the shopping center are nearing completion.

More looking for the ‘Made in USA’ label

(Bend Bulletin (also appeared in WV Gazette 10/27)) “It is very difficult to find a truly ‘made in America’ product," said Perry, a married mother of four. As a small-business owner, she understands the costs associated with stateside manufacturing, but as a consumer, she wants high-quality goods made right at home.

State making effort to buy products made in the USA

(WV Gazette 10/27) At the direction of West Virginia legislators, a task force is considering whether to require the use of American-produced raw materials and products in all construction projects funded by state tax dollars.

With Delta-Rahmen Bridge complete, W.Va. 9 set to open Nov. 2

(Martinsburg Journal 10/27) The West Virginia Division of Highways estimated the project to cost approximately $153 million, a cost that is higher than the previous sections of W.Va. 9, due to the need for a bridge to be constructed over the Shenandoah River to Virginia.

Regulations require improvements to Bay-area plants

(Martinsburg Journal 10/28) Efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay are not new. However, a mandate by the Environmental Protection Agency requiring certain regulations for discharge and improvements to existing plants into the bay are new and require completion by 2015.

Closed plant soon to be demolished

(Huntington Herald Dispatch 10/29) Demolition of the closed AK Steel coke plant in Ashland could begin as early as Monday, said City Commissioner Kevin Gunderson.

Congressional Delegation, Governor Incensed with EPA's Delay of King Coal Highway

(Sen. Manchin Newsroom 10/30) U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, Rep. Nick Rahall and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (all D-W.Va.) are outraged with the Environmental Protection Agency’s delay of a key permit that would allow the CONSOL mine and King Coal Highway to move forward.

Ground broken at new National Guard armory

(Record Delta Buckhannon 10/30) The West Virginia Army National Guard, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, the Upshur County Commission and the City of Buckhannon conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Buckhannon Readiness Center on Wednesday morning. (Contractor: Paramount Builders)

Ground broken on engineering complex

(Huntington Herald Dispatch 10/30) Foul weather did not prevent Marshall University from "breaking ground" Monday on its new $50 million engineering complex. (Contractor: BBL Carlton)

Kanawha commissioners OK water service expansion

(Charleston Daily Mail 10/31) Kanawha County commissioners voted to allow the Regional Development Authority to expand water service to a section of Fayette County during a special meeting Tuesday.