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1 - EPRI Collaborative to Support AEP, Alstom Carbon Capture and Storage Project
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today that it has joined with American Electric Power (AEP) and Alstom in a validation of advanced carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies at AEP’s Mountaineer Plant in New...
2 - American Public University System Honored by Renowned International Nonprofit Group Committed to Excellence in Online Higher Education
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - In recognition of outstanding quality in online learning, The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) will present American Public University System (APUS) with the 2009 Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education at the 15th Sloan-C Annual...
3 - New Temporary Health Insurance Plans Launched For Individuals, Families Without Current Coverage
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - UnitedHealthcare’s Golden Rule Insurance Company is introducing two new short term health insurance plans in North Carolina and West Virginia designed to meet people’s needs for more flexible and cost-effective approaches to coverage. Golden...
4 - MTR Gaming Group to Present at Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference
CHESTER, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MNTG) today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Griffin, and Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Hughes, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank...
5 - Allegheny Energy Completes $1 Billion Credit Facility
GREENSBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) today announced that its power generation business, Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, has obtained a new $1 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with a three-year maturity. The financing...
6 - DIRECTV to Deliver Local Programming in Bluefield-Beckley, W. Va.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s No. 1 satellite TV service, will offer local programming, including four networks in HD, to customers in the Bluefield-Beckley, W. Va. market area beginning Sept. 30. The channels, available to Bluefield-Beckley...
7 - U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) Visits American Public University System To Discuss Online Education for Service Members
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Representative Gerald “Gerry” E. Connolly, VA-11, met recently with officials from American Public University System (APUS) in their Manassas, Va. offices to learn more about how APUS’s online education is meeting the needs of active...
8 - American Military University Ranks among the Top Schools Preferred by Military Service Members
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - American Military University (AMU) ranks a close second only to University Maryland University College (UMUC) in Military Times Edge magazine’s list of the 50 most popular colleges chosen by active duty service members. AMU is a member...
9 - APUS Professor, Patricia Campbell, Ph.D., Selected to Serve on the Committee on Teaching and Learning of the American Political Science Association
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Patricia J. Campbell, Ph.D., Program Director for International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies and Area Studies at American Public University System (APUS), was recently appointed to serve on the Committee on Teaching and Learning for the...
10 - First Community Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividend
BLUEFIELD, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC) (www.fcbinc.com) announced today that the board of directors declared a third quarter cash dividend to common stockholders of ten cents ($0.10) per common share. The third quarter dividend is...
11 - DIRECTV Delivers Local HD Programming to Customers in Charleston-Huntington, W. Va.
-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - DIRECTV, Inc.: WHAT: DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s No. 1 satellite television service, is offering local HD programming to customers in the Charleston-Huntington, W. Va. designated market area. The following broadcast networks will be available in HD...
12 - Monongalia Health System Expands Premier Healthcare Alliance Affiliation to Include Web-Based Infection Tracking Solution
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Monongalia Health System of Morgantown, W.Va., is expanding its relationship with the Premier healthcare alliance by implementing Premier’s SafetySurveillor™ Web-based infection tracking and antimicrobial utilization solution. The health...
13 - Allegheny Energy Supply Issues $600 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes
GREENSBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) announced today that its subsidiary, Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (“AE Supply”), will issue $600 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, including $350 million of 5.75% Notes due...
14 - New Study of Best in Value™ Hospitals Highlights Potential Savings of $600B over 10 Years
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - The most comprehensive study of the Best in Value™ care provided by U.S. hospitals was delivered to lawmakers today as they resume the national debate over healthcare reform. NOTE: Conference call on September 15; 10 a.m. PDT/ 1 p.m. EDT...
15 - Advance Auto Parts Elects Fiona Dias to Its Board of Directors
ROANOKE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Advance Auto Parts, Inc., (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, today announced that Fiona Dias, Executive Vice President, Partner Strategy and Marketing for GSI Commerce, Inc...
16 - Frontier Communications’ Applications for $55 Million in Federal Broadband Stimulus Funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Could Mean $69 Million for West Virginia
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR), one of the nation’s largest providers of communications services to rural areas and small and medium-sized towns and cities, announced today that it has submitted two applications for federal...
17 - Allegheny Energy and Customer Groups Unanimously Propose Retaining Independent Financial Advisor to Public Service Commission of West Virginia for New Environmental Bond Offering
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Allegheny Power, the electric delivery business of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE), announced today that it has reached agreement with the Staff of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, the Consumer Advocate Division, and the West Virginia...
18 - Maryland Commission Rules Transmission Line Application Improperly Filed
GREENSBURG, Pa. & COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Allegheny Energy (NYSE: AYE) and American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) today announced that the Maryland Public Service Commission ruled that, procedurally, The Potomac Edison Company, an Allegheny Energy subsidiary, may not...
19 - Allegheny Power Announces Proposed Settlement of Environmental Project Financing Request in West Virginia
GREENSBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Allegheny Power, the electric delivery business of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE), announced today that it has reached agreement with the Staff of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, the Consumer Advocate Division, and the West...
20 - 4-H Expands Water Quality, Conservation Programming with Support from Toyota, Coca-Cola
CHEVY CHASE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - With a shared interest in the protection of the environment, the Toyota USA Foundation and The Coca-Cola Foundation will fund the expansion of 4-H’s youth water quality and conservation programming, called 4-H2O. Today, Toyota and Coca-Cola...
