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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 11:57
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  • TitleState Government Reporter
  • CompanyOgden Newspapers

Steven Allen Adams is the state government reporter for The Parkersburg News & Sentinel, The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register, The Weirton Daily Times, The Inter-Mountain in Elkins, The Journal in Martinsburg, and

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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 07:39
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  • TitlePlant Manager
  • CompanyFelman Production, LLC

Vitaliy is the Plant Manager at Felman Production LLC, a ferroalloys plant in Letart, WV, located in Mason County. Felman Production produces Silicomanganese ferroalloy, which is an additive to steel. Vitaliy has served as

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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 10:38
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  • TitlePresident
  • CompanyMetallurgical Coal Producers Association

Ben Beakes is the founder and managing member of Three Point Strategies, LLC, a government affairs and public relations firm based in West Virginia. His firm manages the Metallurgical Coal Producers

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Monday, 25 March 2024 13:06
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  • TitleOf Counsel
  • CompanySteptoe and Johnson

Samantha has significant experience in environmental law, policy, and economic development, dedicating over 30 years to enhancing community growth and resilience. She has managed federal programs addressing air, water, land,

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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 09:07
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  • TitleVP, Policy & Advocacy
  • CompanyWest Virginia Chamber of Commerce

Brian Dayton has been with the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce since June 2012. He serves as Vice President of Policy and Advocacy. In that role, he leads the policy and government relations aspects of the Chamber, helping

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Monday, 11 March 2024 13:46
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  • TitleDirector, Bureau of Business & Economic Research
  • CompanyWVU

John Deskins serves as Director of the Bureau of Business & Economic Research and as Associate Professor of Economics at West Virginia University. He works primarily to serve the state by

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Thursday, 21 March 2024 18:31
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  • TitleSpecial Agent
  • CompanyFederal Bureau of Investigation

Prior to joining the FBI Special Agent McDonald worked as an Aerospace Engineer for the Department of Defense for 8 years. He joined the FBI in 2008 and spent 11 years in San Diego primarily working Mexican Drug Cartel

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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 07:48
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  • TitleChief Executive Officer
  • CompanyContractors Association of West Virginia

Jason Pizatella is the Chief Executive Officer of the Contractors Association of West Virginia. Mr. Pizatella is only the sixth person to lead the association since its founding in 1923.

A native of Fairmont and a

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Wednesday, 13 March 2024 12:27
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  • TitleDirector
  • CompanyWV Economic Development

Nick currently serves as the Director of the West Virginia Office of Energy and the Executive Director of the West Virginia Public Energy Authority. He began his legal career in Chicago, where he worked for the AmLaw 200 firm

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Thursday, 21 March 2024 18:36
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  • TitleSpecial Agent
  • CompanyFederal Bureau of Investigation

Special Agent Jarred Shockey enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served 10 years on active duty.  His primary career was as a Special Agent with the Department of the Air Force, Office of Special Investigations

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Friday, 22 March 2024 15:59
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  • TitleShareholder
  • CompanyBabst Calland

Robert Stonestreet focuses his practice on land, energy, and environmental law. During his more than 20 years in practice, Robert has tried multiple cases to verdict before state and federal courts and administrative

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Wednesday, 20 March 2024 15:22
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  • TitleSenior Director
  • CompanyAmerican Chemistry Council

Jay West is the Senior Director of Chemical Products and Technology at the American Chemistry Council, or ACC, in Washington, D.C. Among his current duties, he serves as the Executive Director of ACC’s Performance

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