May 18 Economy Federal Judge Threatens Jail Time As Coal Company Flouts Court Orders American Resources Corporation got $2.7 million in government aid, but now won't comply with a bankruptcy court’s orders. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource May 18 Economy Federal Judge Threatens Jail Time As Coal Company Flouts Court Orders Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 17 Economy Pandemic Leads To Boom In Booze Sales Beer, wine and spirits sales in April brought in more than $13.5 million in revenue, a 12% spike compared with the same time last year. By Jacob Ryan May 17 Economy Pandemic Leads To Boom In Booze Sales Jacob Ryan
May 14 Economy Ohio Valley Making Progress On Unemployment Backlog Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are making progress on unemployment claims filed in March as states begin a phased-in reopening. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 14 Economy Ohio Valley Making Progress On Unemployment Backlog Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 14 Economy Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Meatpacking Plants As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing. By Tim Mak, NPR May 14 Economy Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Plants Tim Mak, NPR
May 13 Economy ‘Will It Be Enough?’: Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount Unionized meatpacking workers say they’re potentially being put in harm’s way to keep the nationwide supply of meat flowing. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 13 Economy Meatpacking Workers Fear For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Mount Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 8 Economy Are Ohio Valley States Ready To Reopen? Analysis Finds More Coronavirus Testing Needed An analysis by scientists and NPR finds that most states — including Kentucky and Ohio — are not testing enough residents for coronavirus. By Jeff Young and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 8 Economy Are Ohio Valley States Ready To Reopen? Jeff Young and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 7 Economy How Different Ohio Valley States Are Reopening Their Economies Here is a brief rundown of how West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky plan to reopen businesses. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource May 7 Economy How Different Ohio Valley States Are Reopening Their Economies Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 7 Economy Ohio Valley Hitting Plateau Of Unemployment Claims New unemployment insurance claims are starting to reach a plateau but are still hitting unprecedented levels across the Ohio Valley region. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 7 Economy Ohio Valley Hitting Plateau Of Unemployment Claims Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 7 Economy Ky. Child Care Centers Struggle With Cost Of Pandemic’s Regulations "Limited duration centers" are operating under a new, expensive reality, because the child care facilities are required to have double the staff they had before the pandemic struck. By Jared Bennett May 7 Economy Ky. Child Care Centers Struggle With Cost Of Pandemic’s Regulations Jared Bennett
May 6 Economy West Virginia Small Businesses Face Tough Decisions As State Reopens The hard choices West Virginia business owners are now facing will soon be shared by many in neighboring states. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource May 6 Economy West Virginia Small Businesses Face Tough Decisions As State Reopens Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 1 Economy No Derby: Discounted Merch And Few Passengers At Louisville’s Airport There long lines and customers shoulder to shoulder the Thursday before the 2019 Kentucky Derby. But not this year. By Stephanie Wolf May 1 Economy No Derby: Discounted Merch And Few Passengers At Louisville’s Airport Stephanie Wolf
May 1 Economy With Derby Postponed, A Louisville Hat Maker Switches To Masks With hat sales down, she’s switched to making fashion-forward face-masks and looking forward to the Run for the Roses, in September. By Jess Clark May 1 Economy With Derby Postponed, A Louisville Hat Maker Switches To Masks Jess Clark
Apr 30 Economy Yarmuth Says Next Federal Aid Package Would Save Public Sector Jobs After weeks of requests, House Democrats could attempt to direct $1 trillion in funding to state and local governments. By Amina Elahi Apr 30 Economy Yarmuth Says Next Federal Aid Package Would Save Public Sector Jobs Amina Elahi
Apr 30 Economy Ohio Valley Addressing Backlog Of Unemployment Claims But Some Are Still Waiting For Benefits New unemployment claims in the Ohio Valley began to taper off this week but local economies still face a staggering number of unemployed. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 30 Economy Ohio Valley Addressing Backlog Of Unemployment Claims Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource