Workforce Development

On this West Virginia Morning, our election coverage continues with an exploration of the state’s Attorney General race. Also, in this show, we hear from West Virginia’s higher education systems Chancellor Sarah Armstrong Tucker who speaks to workforce challenges in the state.

West Virginia could be one of more than 30 states to “ban the box” and prohibit certain employers from asking applicants about their criminal history,…

 A Polish family-owned cosmetics business has decided to place its United States flagship in West Virginia. The family hopes to open a manufacturing…

State leaders — including Gov. Jim Justice — gathered Tuesday afternoon outside the Putnam County Career and Technical Center to unveil a new initiative…

The founder of a West Virginia job-training organization called Coalfield Development has been awarded $250,000 from the Heinz Family Foundation. Brandon…

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost the wages of 17 million workers and…

Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Manufacturing is set to open its new West Virginia assembly plant this summer.Hino Motors has scheduled an Aug. 21 grand…

Amazon employee Andre Woodson made his way among yellow bins traveling through a vast warehouse filled with boxes and envelopes to be packed, sorted and…

It’s Friday, which means we're joined by veteran statehouse reporters to discuss the latest action from the West Virginia Legislature. Host Suzanne…

Senators in the Senate Education Committee Tuesday unanimously approved Senate Bill 1 -- “Increasing access to career education and workforce training.”SB…