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Ogden Directories to hold ribbon-cutting

Ogden Directories Inc., a subsidiary of Wheeling-based Ogden Newspapers, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday to celebrate the opening of its office in Teays Valley. Twenty employees, headed by Sales Manager David Egnor, work in the regional office, which will publish phone directories for the Charleston, Teays Valley and Huntington areas early next year.

The office is located in the Young Building at 3058 Mount Vernon Road in Scott Depot. For information, call 201-5125.

Industries of the Future program faces cuts

The Industries of the Future-West Virginia program based at West Virginia University's Evansdale campus is facing a possible budget crunch, according to a news release. The current federal Department of Energy budget calls for a reduction in funding from $60 million for the program nationally to $28 million.

West Virginia is one of 25 states that share that pool of money, so the impact here if the budget is cut is not yet known. Funding of some competitive research grants under the program could be curtailed or even eliminated, officials said. The program provides grants to find methods for existing industries to save energy and, thus, money through improvements in technology.

Sutton land company under new management

Hornish Land Services Inc. of Sutton is under new management, its owners have announced.

Mark H. and Linda D. Hornish, who founded the company in 1982, said they signed a lease-purchase agreement with longtime employees S. Patrick Roberts and Christopher A. Linger that calls for Roberts and Linger to finalize the sale before the end of the year. The company provides design, environmental, forestry and land surveying services in several states.

Bombay Co. to reopen today at Town Center

The Bombay Co. is scheduled to reopen its store today at Charleston Town Center after extensive remodeling. The 3,422-square-foot store is located on the mall's second level near Kaufmann's department store.

Most counties see drop in unemployment rate

Fewer West Virginians were out of work in May as the state's unemployment rate fell to 5.8 percent, an improvement of four-tenths of a percentage point over the previous month.

Unemployment rates fell in more than half of the 55 counties. Hardy County had the lowest unemployment rate with 2.7 percent, followed by Monongalia, 2.9 percent; Doddridge, 3.2 percent; Monroe, 3.5 percent; Pendleton and Morgan, 3.6 percent; Jefferson, 3.7 percent; and Ohio, 4.1 percent.

Wirt County led the state in unemployment with a 15.1 percent jobless rate. Other counties with double-digit unemployment included Calhoun, 14.2 percent; Mason, 12.6 percent; Grant, 12.2 percent; McDowell, 12.1 percent; Mingo, 11.6 percent; and Pleasants, 10.9 percent.

From staff, wire reports