WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Leaders across the state continue to take stock of healthcare’s future in West Virginia as they await changes to Medicaid following the passage of the One Great Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Dave Ramsey
That includes Vandalia Health president and CEO Dave Ramsey, who oversees not only one of the state’s largest healthcare providers but also one of its largest employers.
“I’m afraid we may be looking back and saying these past few years have been the golden age of

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A pioneer in West Virginia aviation has announced plans to build a $16 million aircraft maintenance facility at the North Central West Virginia Airport. KCI Aviation has begun Phase I construction, and Phase II is expected to begin in the spring of 2026.
CEO Chuck Koukoulis
On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” CEO Chuck Koukoulis said the company founded by his father in Bridgeport will celebrate 75 years in business next year. The airport is now home to companies like Aurora Flight

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Potomac Edison has sent a notice to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia that they will be filing an application later in the year for a transmission line project that affects around 15 miles in West Virginia.
The Gore Doubs-Goose Creek Improvement Project would run from Fredrick County, Virginia, east through Clark County, Virginia, and then into Jefferson County. From there, the transmission lines would continue into Louden County, Virginia and then into

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There are 50 K through grade 6 students in classes at the Wisdom Academy, a public brick-and-mortar charter school in the city of Morgantown.
Javaid Syed
On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” Chairman Javaid Syed said they have transformed the former Monongalia County Schools headquarters building on South High Street from 84 offices to 14 classrooms. The layout includes an open area for students and faculty activities, a boardroom, and an administrative office area. Construction

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Marshall University president Brad Smith knows a little something about data centers and believes West Virginia needs to find ways to attract their business to the state.
Marshall University President Brad Smith
“It’s all in the cloud now. You have everything with WiFi and wearables, and you’ve got smartphones, and you have Ray-Ban sunglasses with Meta embedded in them. You have AI, and all of that has to be powered through servers and data centers,” he said on