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An op-ed by Brian Anderson, director of the WVU Energy Institute: The potential to turn around the state’s fortunes by leveraging our resources has never been clearer, particularly as we enter into a long-term agreement with the largest coal and power company in the world that could bring up to $83.7 billion of investment in manufacturing to the state. It is an impressive investment into the chemical industry and manufacturing, but for West Virginia University it is no surprise.

An op-ed by Mike Myer: The announcement that a Chinese company will invest $83.7 billion in natural gas and related industries in our state is breathtakingly important. It is being said the plan is a game changer for the Mountain State. But will we really change the game?

An op-ed by Kent Leonhardt, Agriculture Commissioner, advocated to "right size" government in West Virginia.

Brian Anderson, the director of West Virginia University's Energy Institute, called a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday between the Mountain State and China the “biggest single investment in the history of the state.” Anderson said he thinks the agreement, if finalized, could potentially have a big economic effect on the state.

The last couple of years have not been good for West Virginia’s economy, with the decline of the coal industry, ongoing state budget deficits, population loss, etc. But North Central West Virginia has weathered the storm, and all key indicators point to an optimistic future for the region.

China Energy Investment Corp. Ltd., one of the world’s largest energy companies and a long-time research and development partner of West Virginia University, announced an agreement that will bring $83.7 billion to the state Thursday. The signing of the memorandum of understanding between West Virginia and China Energy in Beijing was witnessed by President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China Energy, a longtime research and development partner with WVU, announced an agreement that will bring an investment of $83.7 billion to West Virginia. West Virginia University Energy Institute Director Brian Anderson said the investment will be used to help develop the proposed Appalachian Storage and Trading Hub, along with other projects that can develop the state’s natural gas infrastructure and lead to plastics manufacturing.

An op-ed by Brooks McCabe: West Virginia is at a defining moment which will determine whether the state prospers going forward or continues its downward spiral indicative of much of the last 50 years. The question is, do we have the will and perseverance to seize the opportunities and reset the economy so it is appropriately balanced for the 21st century?

Editorial: Many of the functions of local and state government in West Virginia could be handled just as well as they are now — or better — with fewer people and less expense. Slimming down the size of government takes both political power and courage, however. That is why no one has been able to make it happen.

During a stop in Wheeling this week, West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee discussed the principles set forth in the “West Virginia Forward” study — a collaboration between WVU, the West Virginia Department of Commerce and Marshall University to identify both short-term and large-scale projects to boost West Virginia’s economy.