The Kanawha County Commission is giving a boost to businesses in the Upper Kanawha Valley, an area that has been hard hit by the decline in the coal industry. The new program known as "UKAN" aims ...

(WCHS/WVAH) — The Kanawha County Commission announced Wednesday a new program that will offer financial assistance to new or expanding small businesses in the upper Kanawha Valley. The Upper ...

It was a big boost Thursday night for three locally-owned businesses trying to make it in an area hard hit by the downturn in the coal ... Upper Kanawha Business Assistance Program. They went to ...

Residents of the Upper Hunter's Bylong Valley believe coal mining in the region is a step closer to reality as South Korean based energy company Kepco prepares to develop its first coal mine.

SMITHERS — Stakeholders in the Upper Kanawha Valley toured the site of a former coal camp here Tuesday to consider its possible role in future economic growth for the region. Smithers Mayor Tom ...

The results of the twin OEH draft reports – a Strategic Assessment Report on the Future Coal Mining in the Upper Hunter Valley and the Biodiversity Plan – are due for an "industry review ...