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The Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley kicks off its 2025 Speaker Series later this month with industry leader and Marietta College Trustee Joe Chlapaty. Chlapaty, an entrepreneur and retired CEO of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc., will be the featured speaker for two events, ...

United Bankshares Inc. completes acquisition of Piedmont Bancorp Inc.

CHARLESTON — United Bankshares Inc., parent company of United Bank, announced this week the completion of its acquisition of Atlanta-based Piedmont Bancorp Inc., parent company of The Piedmont Bank. “We are thrilled to have Piedmont join the United family,” said Richard M. Adams Jr., ...

Stock market today: Wall Street has its best week since Trump’s election

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are closing their best week in two months with a flourish on Friday. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher in late trading and on track for its first winning week in the last three. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 359 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq ...