AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBusiness Survival: A new longevity study says West Virginia leads the nation in five-year business survival, with 57.6% of 2019 startups still operating after five years—state leaders point to coaching, mentoring, capital access, and the Office of Entrepreneurship. Flood Recovery: Martinsburg is still cleaning up after Aug. 27 flooding, with debris pickups, expedited repairs, and a 30-day waiver of building permit and inspection fees for flood-related work. Energy & Industry Regulation: West Virginia AG J.B. McCuskey is leading a coalition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Biden-era EPA air quality rule, arguing it will raise costs and slow new manufacturing, infrastructure, and small-business activity. AI Infrastructure Investment: Anthropic is reportedly signing a roughly $45B deal for Nscale compute capacity, with the first building tied to West Virginia power capacity—another sign of major AI buildout pressures and spending. Local Fraud Watch: Charleston tied for top in the state for BBB scam reports in July, with eight reports and about $1,189 in losses. Community & Health: Beckley’s Out of the Darkness Walk returns Sept. 19 to support suicide-prevention research and survivor services.
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