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Restaurant Growth: Chicken Salad Chick has signed its largest-ever franchise deal, bringing planned locations to West Virginia as it expands across the Northeast; local sites were not specified. Banking: United Bankshares plans to open a full-service office in Palm Beach, Florida, pending regulatory approval, extending the West Virginia-based company’s Southeast reach. Data Center Debate: Nscale’s proposed 2,250-acre Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia could put a grove of 200 blight-resistant chestnut trees at risk, sharpening questions around land use as the state courts AI investment. Jobs: About 200 ECM Energy Services workers could face layoffs after the company lost an Antero contract; a Boone County mine closure puts another 71 jobs at risk. Household Costs: A new report says West Virginia has among the nation’s highest water costs, as bills rise faster than inflation. Gaming: Games Global has entered West Virginia’s iGaming market.

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Oct. 6, 2026

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