radioNOVO News WV News Roundup for July 22, 2024

 Good morning,We begin in Charleston, where a federal judge has issued an ultimatum to the family of U.S. Senator Jim Justice regarding the future of The Greenbrier Resort. Chief District Judge Frank Volk ordered attorneys for the Justice family to explain why a foreclosure lawsuit filed by lender White Sulphur Springs Holdings should not move forward. The order comes after the family missed a deadline to close on a five-hundred-million-dollar refinancing package with a New York investment firm. Lenders are asking the court to appoint a third-party receiver to take control of the historic luxury hotel.In state government, Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed Carl Ayers as the new cabinet secretary for the West Virginia Department of Human Services. Ayers brings nearly thirty years of social services leadership from neighboring Virginia, where he managed child welfare and public assistance programs as deputy commissioner. He takes over the state's largest social service agency as officials address ongoing child protective service reforms and a review of federal funding allocations.Turning to economic development in North Central West Virginia, international aluminum manufacturer Kibar Americas is preparing to restart operations at the former Novelis plant in Fairmont. City officials report company crews are currently working to bring production lines back online, with initial manufacturing expected to begin in the coming weeks and continued expansion planned through next year.Finally, the West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved a settlement resolving a multi-year utility pole dispute between telecom providers and electric power companies. Officials say the agreement will streamline broadband expansion across rural counties while state regulators begin a broader review of utility-owned power generation capacity.That is your West Virginia State Roundup for this morning. For more news from across the Mountain State, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.