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State Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Hunton Andrews Kurth Advises on Appalachian Power Company's $86M Tax-Exempt Remarketing
DALLAS, Texas, April 2 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to the remarketing agent for the remarketing of $86 million aggregate principal amount of West Virginia Economic Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (Appalachian Power Company - Amos Project), Series 2015A. Appalachian Power Company ("APCo") is a subsidiary of American Electric Power Company ("AEP") and is part of AEP's vert  more

Marshall Health Network Offers Breakthrough Minimally-Invasive Treatment for Patients With Heart Valve Leakage
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The MitraClip(TM) procedure is now available at Marshall Health Network to treat individuals suffering from mitral valve regurgitation. The FDA-approved, minimally-invasive procedure addresses valve leakage and improves overall cardiac function. Marshall Health interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist Salem Badr, M.D., an assistant professor at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards  more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Announces FY 2024 Revenue Collections $522.9 Million Ahead of Estimate Through March
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia's General Revenue collections for March 2024, the ninth month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $487.4 million, which is $94.8 million above the official estimate. Cumulative collections for Fiscal Year 2024 of more than $4.068 billion stand at $522.9 million ahead of the cumulative estimate. "West Virginia's fis  more

W.Va. Secretary of State Warner Reports 1,317 New WV Business Registrations for March of 2024
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,317 new businesses statewide during the month of March according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wayne County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of 30 new business registrations, a 2.62% increase. The Secretary of State's Business Division reported that Calhoun, Boone, Morgan and Lewis County also  more

WVU Nursing Students Featured on Podcast Discuss Link Between Nutrition and Mental Health
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus students Jenna Ujcic and Riley Haines recently developed and produced a podcast episode to help students at Frankfort High School understand the intricate relationship between mental health and nutrition. The duo are both former students of Frankfort High School and were placed there for their clinical capstone imp  more

WVU Professor Honored With National Distinguished Service Award
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 2 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: West Virginia University Professor Christopher Martin, MD, MSc, has been selected to receive the National Board of Medical Examiners Edithe J. Levit Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Martin serves as the director of the WVU Health Sciences Global Engagement Office and Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program as well as a professor in the Schoo  more