WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital Unveils $23M Surgical Suite Upgrade

May 20, 2025 | Industry

In early May, WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its newly renovated surgical suites, following a $23 million investment that brought the facilities up to modern healthcare standards. This major...

Carpenters Union Hosts Annual Tax Fraud Days of Action

May 16, 2025 | Carpenters, Carpenters, Industry

Every April, the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (EASRCC) organizes its annual Tax Fraud Days of Action to raise awareness about the devastating impact of employer tax fraud and wage theft in the construction industry. This multi-day campaign...

Sidewinder Enterprises Water Bottling Facility Facing Challenges

May 13, 2025 | Government, Industry

Major Economic Development Project in Jefferson County Earlier this year, the West Virginia Building and Construction Trades Council signed a Letter of Intent with Sidewinder Enterprises to build the Mountain Pure water bottling facility in Middleway, WV. The project...

WV Selected as Site for Multi-Billion-Dollar Natural Gas Power Plant

Oct 13, 2022 | Industry

Last month, energy company Competitive Power Ventures announced it had selected West Virginia as the state it would build a new natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant with carbon capture and storage. According to the company, the plant will produce about 1,800...

Union Firms Awarded Piling Contracts at Nucor Facility

Sep 20, 2022 | Industry

Last month, union contractors Beaver Construction and Goettle were each awarded a contract for piling work at the Nucor Steel site in Mason County, West Virginia. The contract awards are the first major construction contracts won by union firms since the announcement...

WV Pipe Trades Hold 2022 Convention

Sep 1, 2022 | Industry

WV State Pipe Trades Financial Secretary Eddie D’Aquila (podium) speaks to members of the West Virginia Pipe Trades at their annual convention in Roanoke, WV as WV Pipe Trades President Bryan Raber (right) looks on. 56 members of the Plumbing and Pipefitting industry...