May 7 Economy Are Ohio Valley States Ready To Reopen? Analysis Finds More Coronavirus Testing Needed An analysis by Harvard scientists and NPR finds that most states — including Kentucky and Ohio — are not testing enough residents for coronavirus in order to meet recommended benchmarks to safely begin to reopen their economies. That analysis by Harvard’s Global Health Institute found that West Virginia is roughly meeting the minimum targets for […] By Jeff Young and Becca Schimmel May 7 Economy Are Ohio Valley States Ready To Reopen? Analysis Finds More Coronavirus Testing Needed Jeff Young and Becca Schimmel
May 7 Economy How Ohio Valley States Are Reopening Their Economies The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the Ohio Valley Region. But stay at home orders and social distancing restrictions reduced the number of cases modelers projected without them. Now there is pressure to ease the restrictions and open states’ economies back up as the businesses that were closed struggle to find relief and record […] By Aaron Payne May 7 Economy How Ohio Valley States Are Reopening Their Economies Aaron Payne
May 7 Economy Ohio Valley Hitting Plateau Of Unemployment Claims New unemployment insurance claims are starting to reach a plateau but are still hitting unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region. At least 154,102 people in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia joined those seeking help during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That surge in claims is in addition to the more than […] By Becca Schimmel May 7 Economy Ohio Valley Hitting Plateau Of Unemployment Claims Becca Schimmel
May 5 Economy West Virginia Small Businesses Face Tough Decisions As State Reopens West Virginia is among the states beginning to loosen restrictions meant to reduce the spread of coronavirus, allowing for some non-essential businesses to reopen beginning this week. On Monday, May 4, West Virginia entered the second week of Gov. Jim Justice’s six-week reopening plan, which he calls “the comeback.” During week two, businesses with fewer […] By Brittany Patterson May 5 Economy West Virginia Small Businesses Face Tough Decisions As State Reopens Brittany Patterson
May 4 Energy & Environment Coal and COVID-19: Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable To Coronavirus Underground coal miners start their shifts getting changed in closely packed changing rooms. They ride rail cars to their worksite, shoulder-to-shoulder, sometimes for more than an hour. And once they’re underground, ventilation designed to tamp down coal dust blows air through the mine. All that makes a coal mine the kind of place where the […] By Sydney Boles May 4 Energy & Environment Coal and COVID-19: Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable To Coronavirus Sydney Boles
Apr 30 Economy Ohio Valley Addressing Backlog Of Unemployment Claims But Some Are Still Waiting For Benefits New unemployment insurance claims in the Ohio Valley began to taper off this week as states make their way through the backlog of applications amid business closures forced by the coronavirus pandemic. But local economies still face a staggering number of unemployed, and many of those who are out of work are still awaiting help. […] By Becca Schimmel Apr 30 Economy Ohio Valley Addressing Backlog Of Unemployment Claims But Some Are Still Waiting For Benefits Becca Schimmel
Apr 28 Agriculture As Trump Orders Meatpackers To Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed To Protect Workers As President Trump ordered meatpacking plants on Tuesday to keep operating amid the coronavirus pandemic, more details are emerging about the concerns workers had about their safety at a facility in Louisville, where dozens of workers were infected and one died. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reported as of Monday, the state […] By Liam Niemeyer Apr 28 Agriculture As Trump Orders Meatpackers To Stay Open, Health Department Complaints Allege Louisville Plant Failed To Protect Workers Liam Niemeyer
Apr 27 Agriculture One Worker Dead, More Than 200 Infected As Coronavirus Hits KY Meatpackers The Kentucky Department for Public Health has confirmed 220 employees at meatpacking plants across Kentucky have tested positive for the coronavirus, with one employee death related to the virus in Louisville. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokeswoman Susan Dunlap in an email Monday afternoon said the Beshear administration is aware of cases and […] By Liam Niemeyer Apr 27 Agriculture One Worker Dead, More Than 200 Infected As Coronavirus Hits KY Meatpackers Liam Niemeyer
Apr 23 Agriculture Kentucky Meatpacking Plants New Coronavirus Hotspots With Dozens Of Cases Dozens of coronavirus cases have been confirmed at two west Kentucky meatpacking plants, following concerns Ohio Valley worker safety advocates have raised about the spread of the coronavirus in these kind of facilities. Green River District Health Department Director Clay Horton said as of Thursday afternoon at least 62 people associated with a Tyson Foods […] By Liam Niemeyer Apr 23 Agriculture Kentucky Meatpacking Plants New Coronavirus Hotspots With Dozens Of Cases Liam Niemeyer
Apr 23 Economy Ohio Valley Still Processing Significant Unemployment Claims Unemployment insurance claims are still reaching unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region. Nearly 260,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia joined those seeking help during the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That surge in claims is in addition to the more than one million unemployment assistance applications people in the Ohio […] By Becca Schimmel Apr 23 Economy Ohio Valley Still Processing Significant Unemployment Claims Becca Schimmel