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One in three businesses says they plan to raise prices as Trump’s tariffs begin and inflation grows
The Independent
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August 19, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Do You Have Conviction in UGI Corp’s (UGI) Improved Financial Position?
Yahoo Finance
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Investment management company First Pacific Advisors recently released its “FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the second quarter, the fund returned 8.60%...
Classes begin at West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Innovation and Technology Center in Vienna
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Bernadette Occilien, a junior at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, along with other students installed routers and switches as part of the first day of their cybersecurity class at the new Innovation and Technology Center in Vienna. (Photo...
West Virginia Sues Express Scripts Over Opioid Crisis
The Levisa Lazer - Kentucky
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August 18, 2025
McCuskey The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, accuses Express Scripts (now Evernorth Health) of conspiring with opioid manufacturers to deceptively market the drugs and manipulate...
West Virginia files lawsuit against 'central architect' of opioid crisis
WCHS - West Virginia
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WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The attorney general of West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against a company accused of playing a large role in the opioid epidemic in the Mountain State. The lawsuit, filed against Express Scripts – which is now Evernorth...
West Virginia counties set the rules for opioid funds with no one watching
WCHS - West Virginia
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WEST VIRGINIA (WVU) — For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. They sit on a couch or armchairs on either side – the walls filled with colorful drawings while coffee brews in a...
West Virginia sues pharmacy benefit manager ove…
Times West Virginian
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has filed a lawsuit against Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit manager, alleging the company fueled the state's opioid crisis by prioritizing profits over public safety. The...
Private company that’s buying 4 state hospitals plans no patient or employee moves
WKMZ News - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The recent sale of four state-run health care facilities to the Marx Development Group raised many questions and some of those are being answered. Paul PruittMajestic Care, an affiliate of Marx Development, will be operating...
SYNERGY HomeCare Opens First Location in West Virginia
Home Care
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August 18, 2025
TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare announced its first location in West Virginia, SYNERGY HomeCare in Barboursville. The company is owned and operated by Chris Lowe—a United States Army veteran who went on to earn a finance degree from Marshall...
Tamarack Foundation for the Arts rebrands as West Virginia Creative Network
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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As we approach our 25th year of championing artists and creative entrepreneurs across the Mountain State, Tamarack Foundation for the Arts is proud to announce its rebrand as the West Virginia Creative Network — a name that defines who we are,...
West Virginia sues ‘architect’ of state’s opioid crisis
Legal Newsline - Illinois
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CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey’s office has filed a federal lawsuit against Express Scripts claiming the pharmacy benefit manager was the “architect” of the state’s opioid crisis. The lawsuit was filed August 15 in...
Marshall University Research Corporation on First Look at Four
WSAZ - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
HUNTINGTON, W.Va . (WSAZ) - Tammy Collins from Marshall University’s Research Corporation stopped by First Look at Four to share how the Center of Excellence for Recovery is helping young people in West Virginia. Copyright 2025 WSAZ. All rights...
Iowa State's "banking sleep" in advance of top-25 matchup with Kansas State in Dublin
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. KILRUSH, Ireland — Iowa State nose guard Domonique Orange’s dreams center on shoring up his stamina, reshaping his body and brain to be able to play...
Chamber of Commerce calls ongoing workforce decline in West Virginia 'a warning sign'
WCHS - West Virginia
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WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce has called a continuing decline in the state’s labor force and overall employment “a warning sign.” The concerns come following the July 2025 jobs report from WorkForce West Virginia...
Former West Virginia law firm office manager pleads guilty to $602,000 bank fraud scheme
Lootpress - West Virginia
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August 18, 2025
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A longtime law firm office manager in Huntington has pleaded guilty to bank fraud after admitting to embezzling more than $600,000 from his employer and clients. Todd M. Chapman, 57, entered his guilty plea Monday in...
Citizen’s Bank announces merger with Miners and Merchants Bank
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
ELKINS, W.Va (WDTV) - Citizens Bank of West Virginia announced it entered an agreement to merge with Miners and Merchants Bank. “This merger represents a strategic opportunity for Citizens to expand our footprint in the region,” said Nathaniel S....
Letter: Federal official is eager to aid small businesses
Reading Eagle - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
Since my appointment as the Mid-Atlantic regional administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration in April, I have traveled the region and met small-business owners in all facets of industries — from a hair salon in Denton, Md., to a ship...
State of West Virginia sues national pharmacy benefit manager over opioid crisis
MetroNews - West Virginia
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August 18, 2025
Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a lawsuit against Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit manager, alleging its central role in the opioid crisis. The lawsuit claims St. Louis-based Express Scripts, now Evernorth Health, prioritized profits...
Morrisey said he vetted the buyers of state-owned hospitals. So why is WV selling to a company accused of discrimination?
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
While announcing the sale of four state-owned senior living facilities to a private company, Gov. Patrick Morrisey assured West Virginians that his administration had rigorously vetted the buyer. “I asked questions about quality every single day,”...
Courts keep shredding campaign finance laws. It’s time to amend the Constitution.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Jeff Clements is the cofounder and CEO of American Promise and author of “Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money and Global Corporations.” He lives in Cambridge. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the American...