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Documents show recent history of violations at Peoples Cartage sister site near airport

CHARLESTON – As multiple local and state emergency responders work to keep a fire at the Peoples Cartage facility on Camden Avenue contained, a sister facility near the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport was dinged last year by environmental regulators. According to records in the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection database, the Peoples Cartage Inc. facility at 221 Airport Industrial Park was cited in May 2025 for five violations of sections of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing with the handling of hazardous waste. The West Virginia Department of Environmental ...

PowerFlo Solutions moving into former Hino site, to create 120 jobs

WILLIAMSTOWN - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced Washington County-based PowerFlo Solutions will be establishing a manufacturing facility in the former Hino Motors building in Williamstown. According to the governor's announcement, the company will invest $20 million and the ...

New program from Highmark will bring nutrition care to the state

PARKERSBURG — Highmark Health Options West Virginia (HHOWV) and Foodsmart announced a new program to bring personalized nutrition care and food support to members across the state. The venture will initially focus on those with chronic conditions including, but not exclusive to, sickle cell anemia, hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, pre-diabetes and obesity, as well as maternal health populations. The program launched July 1, according to a press release from Highmark Health Options. In West Virginia, where more than 40% of adults are living with obesity and approximately 12% ...