The Mountain State Business Index increased slightly in April, posting its eighth improvement in the last nine months. Economists at West Virginia University said the MSBI has jumped 2.5 percent on an annualized basis over the last six months and is 1.5 percent above the level registered in April 2016.
Following West Virginia University's involvement in transition planning for incoming Gov. Jim Justice, a multi-disciplinary group at the university has continued to look at ways government can be made more efficient, and not incidentally, less expensive.
The Mountain State Business Index increased 0.2 percent for the March report, marking a gain in the economy in seven of the last eight months.
When The Wall Street Journal needed expert help in reporting a story about possible leaks of government financial data in the United Kingdom, it turned to West Virginia University finance professor Alexander Kurov, who had recently completed a study on the same question in U.S. markets.
Law students from across the country will be in Morgantown March 16-18 for the seventh annual National Energy and Sustainability Moot Court Competition hosted by the West Virginia University College of Law. Students in the competition will argue a legal problem involving a state’s effort to subsidize electricity generators using particular fuel sources, such as coal, in order to produce local economic benefits.
The Mountain State Business Index increased 0.4 percent in January and, following minor revisions to previous months, has posted gains of 0.2 percent or better in four out of the past five months.
An ineffective “top-down patchwork” of regulations will not save the United States economy from the next big and inevitable financial crisis.
Economists at West Virginia University indicated that the state's economy continues to demonstrate signs of recovery, as the Mountain State Business Index increased 0.2 percent in December and has posted gains of 0.2 percent or better in four of the last five months