CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ The West Virginia Business & Industry Council (BIC) announced today its endorsement of Jim Justice for a second term as governor of the State of West Virginia.
“Our members, the employers and workers throughout the state, have resoundingly endorsed Governor Justice for a second term,” said Chris Hamilton, Chairman of the West Virginia Business & Industry Council. “Governor Justice is creating family-sustaining jobs, fixing our roads, improving our education system, and addressing our substance abuse problem. He is moving West Virginia forward, even as we battle an unprecedented health crisis. Jim Justice is the leader we need in these tough times.”
CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ The West Virginia Business & Industry Council (BIC) has endorsed 109 candidates for statewide and local legislative races in the 2020 General Election.
“This bipartisan list of candidates includes longtime legislators and also some who are new to public service, but all are united by a shared goal of improving West Virginia’s business climate and growing our job base,” said BIC Chairman Chris Hamilton. “We encourage West Virginia’s business community to support the candidates on this list.”
CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ The West Virginia Business & Industry Council (BIC) has endorsed 89 candidates for statewide and local legislative races in the 2020 Primary Election.
“This bipartisan list of candidates includes longtime legislators and also some who are new to public service, but all are united by a shared goal of improving West Virginia’s business climate and growing our job base,” said BIC Chairman Chris Hamilton. “We encourage West Virginia’s business community to support the candidates on this list.”
CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginia’s public education system will get a major overhaul following passage of comprehensive reform legislation, and the state’s business community could not be more pleased.
“The legislation that passed Monday night is an incredibly positive step forward for our struggling public education system. Our legislative leadership should be given high praise for achieving such a positive compromise,” BIC Chairman Chris Hamilton said. “House Bill 206 provides important pay raises and other financial incentives for our teachers – who will have received more than 10% in pay raises in just two years. The bill also gives local boards of educations a lot more control over their schools, and it opens the door to exciting school choice options like public charter schools.”
Charleston, W.Va. — Energy industry leaders from the West Virginia Business & Industry Council joined Gov. Jim Justice Monday to decry an anti-coal and natural gas campaign promoted by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
“We will not stand idly by while out-of-touch New York liberals try to decimate the West Virginia economy with no thought or concern about what this could do to our people and our energy security in the United States,” said BIC Chairman Chris Hamilton. “At BIC, we have created a special new committee focused on uniting West Virginia’s energy interests to create a cohesive development approach, and there is no greater rallying cry for our efforts than to unite against Mayor Bloomberg’s incredibly dangerous pledge.”