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FAIRMONT — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrated West Virginia Small Business Week Winners on Wednesday at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center as a local program part of National Small Business Week, April 29-May 5, 2018.Featured guests U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. House of Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. and SBA?Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Michelle Christian each spoke to honor the award winners and the small businesses of West... Read More

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WTAP) - A United States Senator made a stop in Jackson County to see how she can help its largest employer.Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R - West Virginia) toured the Constellium plant in Ravenswood Thursday morning."I'm just really proud of the work they do here," Senator Capito said."I learned that they've modernized a lot here in the plant but there needs to be more modernization again to be able to meet the challenge of the next several years in terms of product and we... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., saw the positive impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is having on West Virginia businesses firsthand Wednesday afternoon.While visiting Doss Enterprises, a Jane Lew-based excavation and site development contracting company, Capito spoke with owner Dwaine Doss about what the changes to the tax code have meant to his business.The Republican-sponsored Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump in December, is the most significant... Read More

WESTON, W.Va. - Senator Shelley Moore Capito was visiting two area counties on a tour through the region Wednesday.Capito's first stop was Doss Enterprises in Jane Lew, citing it as a local business that has benefited from new tax cuts passed by Congress.Staff said they're been working to expand their workforce, and the cuts provided by Congress will help them do so."We have a bigger allowance, if you will, due to the shortage of taxes that we have to pay, and we get incentives when we... Read More

MARION COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) - Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration's West Virginia office celebrated district and regional 2018 Small Business Week winners at a luncheon in Fairmont Wednesday.President Donald Trump has declared April 29 through May 5 as Small Business Week, keeping with a tradition held since 1963.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) and Congressman David McKinley (R) were among the speakers there to honor local entrepreneurs and business owners."[Small... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited Beckley Tuesday to meet with Mayor Rob Rappold and other community leaders.Topics of the meeting included southern West Virginia’s economy, the drug epidemic and the impact WVU Tech’s arrival to Beckley last year has had on the community.“She’s very outgoing, very personable and our folks here at city hall were glad to chat with her for a few minutes,” said Beckley Mayor Rob Rappold. “It was a very... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was in Beckley Tuesday evening to speak at the graduation of the Health Science and Technology Academy, but beforehand she took time to meet with City of Beckley and regional officials.According to Capito, the group spent time discussing the opioid crisis, Community Development Block Grants, ongoing city projects, broadband connectivity, tourism and the impact of WVU Tech on the city.“Things are looking bright here,” Capito said.... Read More

INDIAN CREEK – In an unobtrusive metal building, along a rural stretch of two-lane road in land-locked Wyoming County, skilled laborers are fabricating components that will be used to protect sea ports across the globe.Truston Technologies designs, constructs and installs port security barriers for the U.S. Navy as well as others around the world, along with lifts for crane barges, ocean work platforms, offshore structures, and “provides turnkey solutions for unique projects,... Read More

PINEVILLE, W.Va. (WVVA) Leaders with a Southern West Virginia company that plays a critical role in protecting American military ships announced Tuesday they are expanding. Truston Technologies, a Marine construction company based in Pineville, will be consolidating their Virginia location to bring the company to their Pineville location. David Laxton, who oversees the Pineville location, said he is relieved by the decision. Laxton has worked for Truston Technologies since 2008."I was... Read More

Area lawmakers are backing a bipartisan measure that seeks to address a shortage of career and technical education teachers in the nation, including right here in West Virginia and Virginia.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., joined U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. last week in introducing the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act.The proposed legislation will create a teacher residency grant program to help... Read More

WASHINGTON –Several U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan bill into legislation Thursday to help protect state and local police officers during drug investigations.The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources Act would establish a new grant program through the U.S. Department of Justice to help state and local law enforcement organizations secure high-tech, portable screening devices.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Rob... Read More

A group of U.S. Senators have introduced the Handle with Care Act to recognize and build on the successful program in West Virginia, which aids children impacted by the opioid epidemic. The Handle with Care program connects children who interact with law enforcement in domestic violence situations, drug raids, overdoses, and more, to school resources that are designed to provide the child with trauma-informed care.The legislation was introduced by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.,... Read More

An act introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to create a teacher residency grant program to address career and technical education teacher shortages in schools. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, Tim Kaine, D-Va., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act on Tuesday.The program seeks to create partnerships between elementary, middle or high schools and higher education institutions to offer one-year teacher residencies to train... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., are two of the most bipartisan members of Congress, according to rankings released on Tuesday.The Bipartisan Index of the Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy measures how often federal lawmakers co-sponsor legislation introduced by members of the opposite party, as well as how often one’s own bills are co-sponsored by legislators of different... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in support of President Donald Trump’s nominee to preside over the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.Trump announced a slate of nominees on Feb. 12, including Thomas Kleeh, who is a partner at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC in Charleston. Kleeh has also been staff counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee in the West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the economy also shows the effects of the opioid epidemic that continues to take a toll on communities across the United States, two local senators have introduced legislation designed to alleviate some of the issues faced in our region.The Beige Book, commentary on current economic conditions by the Federal Reserve district, surveyed the economic activity across the country in April, May and July of 2017 and all noted the inability of employers to find workers able to pass... Read More

The Senate Health Committee will vote on a bill next month addressing increasing maternal death rates in the U.S., ranking member Patty Murray said Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), would support state-level efforts to form review committees that specifically track and investigate pregnancy-related deaths, and then look for ways to prevent future deaths from occurring. "It is unacceptable that in the United States of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senators from West Virginia and Virginia have introduced legislation that, if passed, would rename the federal Department of Agriculture.The bill would change the department to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. While not making any changes to the current practices of the department, the senators believe the new name will highlight one of the department's missions: Providing rural communities with access to critical resources.The department also... Read More

WASHINGTON (WTRF) - As the opioid epidemic continues to sweep the nation, new bi-partisan legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate that aims to get ahead of the problem. The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 is composed of 40 different proposals that help multiple agencies address the crisis and related issues. This Opioid Crisis Response Act is the result of several years of work by Senate members from both the Republican and Democratic parties after seeing a need... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $230,000 to the West Virginia University Research Corporation. The funding, through the Preventive Medicine Residency Program, will support curriculum and programs for preventive medicine residents. Their mission is to improve access to quality preventive health care services for West Virginians.U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced... Read More