News Releases
March 3, 2010
WorkForce West Virginia Receives Broadband Grant
Charleston, W.Va. – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced a $1.9 million Recovery Act investment to enhance and expand public-use computers, connection speeds and wireless capabilities at 20 WorkForce West Virginia One Stop field offices across the state.
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Feb. 20, 2010
WorkForce West Virginia Receives $250,000 Grant for Regional Economic Development
Charleston, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded WorkForce West Virginia a $250,000 Regional Innovation Grant to help the Advantage Valley region of West Virginia and nearby counties in Kentucky and Ohio establish economic development plans that will create long-term sustainable growth and employment opportunities.
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Jan. 20, 2010
WorkForce West Virginia Recovers Money from Fraudulent Unemployment Benefit Claims
The Unemployment Compensation Division of WorkForce West Virginia announced today that $91,487.70 in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits was recovered during the fourth quarter of 2009.
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