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Alpha Natural Resources Announces Cutbacks; 320 Employees Affected
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Last Updated: 7:59 PM 02/03/12 - Alpha Natural Resources announced late Friday evening coal production will be reduced at mines in southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky. - (Full Story)

UPDATE: Digital River Project Gets $50,000 Donation
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Last Updated: 3:29 PM 01/27/12 - The fund is available to new businesses that provide a unique offering to the residents of Gallia County. - (Full Story)
President Obama Says Economy 'On Its Way Back'
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Last Updated: 10:20 PM 01/24/12 - President Barack Obama says the economy is on its way back, and that "we've come too far to turn back now." (Full Story)
New Jobs Provide Needed Flood Clean-up
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Last Updated: 9:39 PM 01/20/12 - One region of our area has figured out the triple crown of community benefits. It is providing jobs for the unemployed, clean-up along the county's creeks and rivers and peace of mind for land owners in flood-prone areas.
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W.Va. Residents' Utility Bills up 2 Percent in 2011
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Last Updated: 3:00 PM 01/11/12 - The average utility customer paid $292.25 a month for gas, electricity, water and telephone service in 2011. (Full Story)
NEW INFO: Huntington 1 Percent Local Sales Tax Causes Issues for Some Shoppers
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Last Updated: 8:40 PM 01/03/12 - If you shopped the Walmart along U.S. 60 in Cabell County on Jan. 1-2 and the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 3, you may have overpaid. (Full Story)
Price of Powerball Tickets Going Up
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Last Updated: 3:25 PM 01/01/12 - Get ready to pay more for Powerball: Ticket prices are going up to $2.
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New Service Station Triggers Gas War
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Last Updated: 8:51 PM 12/16/11 - The pain at the pump isn't so painful these days for folks in one part of our region.
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WSAZ Children's Charities Day
Last Updated: 9:32 AM 12/12/11 - Thursday is WSAZ Children's Charities Day. We are asking all our viewers, fans and friends to help kids at risk in our 3 states by making a donation to WSAZ Children's Charities. (Full Story)
UPDATE: Job Clubs Newest Approach to Hiring Unemployed
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Last Updated: 11:08 PM 11/02/11 - If you're having a tough time finding work, joining a job club could be your solution. (Full Story)
DIRECTV Hiring About 100 Full-time Employees in Huntington
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Last Updated: 9:50 PM 10/17/11 - DIRECTV is looking to add about 100 new full-time employees in the Huntington area. (Full Story)
Rally for Jobs in Charleston
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Last Updated: 11:55 PM 10/12/11 - A day after President Obama's jobs bill failed a key vote in the Senate, people rallied to call for change in the country's jobs crisis. (Full Story)
Ky. Fiscally Fit Despite Nationwide Economic Woes
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Last Updated: 10:04 PM 10/10/11 - State Budget Director Mary Lassiter said General Fund receipts totaled $840 million in September. That's up 10 percent from the $763.7 million banked in September 2010. (Full Story)
Grand Opening Brings More Women's High-End Fashion to Huntington
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Last Updated: 9:53 PM 10/05/11 - The grand opening of a women’s apparel shop in downtown Huntington is expected to bring more nationally recognized fashion. (Full Story)
Poverty is on the Rise Locally and Nationally
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Last Updated: 2:02 PM 09/16/11 - Poor economic issues nationally are affecting poverty locally. (Full Story)
NEW INFO: Vendor Fee Ordinance Problems Could Cost Ironton Thousands
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Last Updated: 9:43 PM 08/17/11 - A big festival is set for the weekend, but an enforcement problem with a new law may cost the city thousands of dollars. It’s what some are calling "vendorgate" (Full Story)
Nonprofit Unit to Handle Certain Grants and Business Loans in Ohio
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Last Updated: 10:46 PM 08/16/11 - Business loans and certain grants once handled by the state Department of Development will soon be taken over by a new nonprofit entity called JobsOhio. (Full Story)
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