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catered in just about every way he could to coal corporations. He tried to stop workers' comp lawsuits against coal companies - suits that have since won almost $60 million in settlements for the state. He hired industry executives... Published: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 Words: 479
much more must we let out-of-state corporations steal from us? Massey Energy and Island Creek Coal owe the state $30.2 million for workers' comp premiums. My opinion is that no matter who the subcontractors were, the corporations were... Published: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 Words: 500
decided to try being business-friendly by giving away $200 million to various economic development efforts. Frankly, that money probably would have been better spent paying down the workers' comp debt or part of the $4 billion in unfunded... Published: Friday, May 31, 2002 Words: 736
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A judge approved a $47 millionsettlement Friday for thousands of women who claim they were unfairly denied or driven out of jobs with the nation's largest operator of rent-to-own stores. Rent-A-Center Inc. also... Published: Sunday, October 06, 2002 Words: 203
Coal, Big Business or politics. Overweight coal trucks, illegal workers' comp settlements? Though he was convicted of stealing many millions from this state (and got to keep well over a million, too), [former Gov.] Arch Moore's triple-bigger-than-lif... Published: Friday, February 01, 2002 Words: 603
off the deficit. The amount varies among the classes of employers. The deficit allocation for the current year started out at $155 million, he said. If revenue could be found to offset half of the deficit allocation, that would reduce... Published: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 Words: 625
and agreed to pay $48.2 million to the state. This week, four more companies coughed up $8.4 million, bringing the recovery to $56.6 million so far. Negotiations are proceeding with other firms. Hurrah. We hope the recovery total eventually... Published: Saturday, April 13, 2002 Words: 304
on the railroads. Get the trucks off the road s What is wrong with the people running our state? Mayor Jay Goldman wants to lay off workers, close parks, raise trash bills and close pools, but the state is well off enough to spend $20... Published: Saturday, April 06, 2002 Words: 510
That's chicken feed by comparison with hits taken by other states in pension funds and the like from the corporate chaos. So far, the Mountain State, through the Board of Investment Management, has kept head above water. The state portfolio... Published: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 Words: 540
we ran 200,000. We paid in direct wages around $3.5 million. That doesn't include benefits, taxes, workers' comp, etc. Sales are running around $14 million. "When you think of that, over 100 years, that's a lot of impact on the local... Published: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Words: 1349