Economy Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Sep 4

Economy

College Towns Feel Financial Impact Of Pandemic

The first day of classes at Ohio University is subdued this year. A few students walk across the Athens, Ohio, campus wearing masks. A group sits, socially distanced, on blankets on the green. The university opted to bring back roughly 2,000 students to campus for the first weeks of the semester due to coronavirus concerns. […]

By Aaron Payne

Sep 4

Economy

College Towns Feel Financial Impact Of Pandemic

By Aaron Payne

Sep 2

Economy

Former Blackjewel Miners Could Get More Money From Proposed Settlement

A proposed $17.3 million settlement of a class action lawsuit would provide additional payment for hundreds of Appalachian coal miners who were suddenly left jobless by the abrupt bankruptcy of the Blackjewel mining company. The settlement must be approved by the judge overseeing the complicated Blackjewel bankruptcy case. Although it is not yet final, attorneys […]

By Jeff Young

Sep 2

Economy

Former Blackjewel Miners Could Get More Money From Proposed Settlement

Jeff Young

Aug 24

Economy

Small Ky. Food Producers Voice Disapproval For Proposal That Could Spike Fees For Some By More Than 1000%

Small food producers in Kentucky aired their disapproval during a virtual public hearing Monday for a proposed rule that could increase permitting fees for some producers by more than 1000%. One Democratic state representative believes the proposed regulation could also clash with a bill signed by Governor Andy Beshear this year to help local public […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Aug 24

Economy

Small Ky. Food Producers Voice Disapproval For Proposal That Could Spike Fees For Some By More Than 1000%

Liam Niemeyer

Aug 21

Economy

“The Proof Is In The Pudding.” Coal Country Responds To Democrats’ Clean Energy Transition

Democrats made their pitch to the American people during a largely virtual Democratic National Convention and addressing climate change emerged as a central tenet of the party’s plan. The party platform spells out a major investment in green energy jobs and infrastructure in order for America to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emission no later than […]

By Brittany Patterson

Aug 21

Economy

“The Proof Is In The Pudding.” Coal Country Responds To Democrats’ Clean Energy Transition

Brittany Patterson

Aug 19

Economy

Report On Russian Interference In Elections Raises Questions About KY Project

A new report from the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian interference in U.S. elections raises new questions about a struggling eastern Kentucky development project with ties to both Senator Mitch McConnell and the Russian government. The 966-page document, the result of a years-long bipartisan investigation by the Senate Intelligence Committee, is the most explicit […]

By Sydney Boles

Aug 19

Economy

Report On Russian Interference In Elections Raises Questions About KY Project

Sydney Boles

Aug 18

Economy

McConnell Talks Stimulus, Postal Service Funding On KY Stop

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he’s open to calling the Senate back to Washington if Democrats are willing to budge on another round of coronavirus stimulus spending. Speaking in Hazard, the Kentucky Republican said all parties agree an additional stimulus package is needed; his disagreement with the Democratic leadership is on how much […]

By Sydney Boles

Aug 18

Economy

McConnell Talks Stimulus, Postal Service Funding On KY Stop

Sydney Boles

Aug 6

Economy

Advocacy Group Says Kentucky “A Center” For Illegal Cockfighting Breeding

An animal rights advocacy group published a report Thursday that says Kentucky is “a center” for illegal cockfighting breeding that ships tens of thousands birds across the world to the Philippines, Mexico, and other countries. The Animal Wellness Action report details video interviews and social media posts of seven suspected breeders, ranging from Bowling Green […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Aug 6

Economy

Advocacy Group Says Kentucky “A Center” For Illegal Cockfighting Breeding

Liam Niemeyer

Aug 5

Economy

Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks Among Workers

Tyson Foods sought and received federal permission to increase the operating speed at poultry processing plants in Kentucky and southern Indiana even as public health officials reported dozens of coronavirus cases among Tyson workers. Now, a union representing workers at meatpacking plants in Kentucky and southern Indiana is one of several plaintiffs suing the federal […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Aug 5

Economy

Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks Among Workers

Liam Niemeyer

Jul 31

Economy

Kentucky Homeless Services Systems Can’t Handle The Coming “Tsunami of Evictions,” Advocates Warn

Nearly 1 million renter households across the Ohio Valley are unable to pay rent and at risk of eviction, according to research firm Stout. That amounts to 42 percent of renter households in Kentucky, 46 percent in Ohio and 47 percent in West Virginia. “The homeless services system is not designed to handle a tsunami […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 31

Economy

Kentucky Homeless Services Systems Can’t Handle The Coming “Tsunami of Evictions,” Advocates Warn

Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia

It’s a quiet, foggy morning on Highway 119 in Cumberland, Kentucky. A railroad track runs along the highway, and here, Sand Hill Bottom Road crosses the tracks and turns to the right, leaving a rough triangle of gravel spattered with trash. You can hear crickets chirping, birds twittering, cars passing on 119. A billboard advertises […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia

Sydney Boles