Job Fairs

Save the Date! More information to follow. Additional fairs are in the works for Wheeling, Morgantown, Martinsburg, and more.  

Click here to stay up-to-date.  

Bluefield  

Date: March 21  

Location: Bluefield State College    

Charleston  -  SEEKING EMPLOYERS BY MARCH 15

Employers click here to register

Date: March 22  

Location: Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center   

Parkersburg  

Date: September 27  

Location: West Virginia University at Parkersburg   

Beckley  

Date: November 1  

Location: Erma Byrd Higher Education Center Complex

Scheduling  

Senator Manchin and his office representatives participate in events and meetings across the Mountain State throughout the year.  From Skypes with classrooms, to small business ribbon cuttings, job fairs, and Manchin Mobile Mondays -local meetings with Senator Manchin's staff about the issues that matter in your community- the Senator and his office are honored to receive your invitation.   

To invite the Senator to your event, click here.

Manchin Mobile Monday   

Every Monday, my staff members are available in easily accessed locations across the state to assist with constituent services and to take your thoughts and concerns directly back to me. No stops will be made on the 18th due to the federal holiday.

Due to weather, one of Monday's stops has been rescheduled for this Friday the 15th:

Martinsburg

Martinsburg VA Medical Center 

510 Butler Ave. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.       

Staff: Senior Caseworker Cris Hewett will attend with a representative from the Social Security Administration to talk with Veterans about social security benefits.

The following will occur on Monday, February 25:

Hinton

Hinton Public Library

201 Temple Street

Time: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.   

Staff: Regional Coordinator Ali Mitchell

Hurricane

John Henson Senior Center

2800 Putnam Ave.

Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Staff: Regional Coordinator Brian Aluise

From the Hill to the Mountains

Reintroducing Legislation in the 116th Congress to Combat the Opioid Epidemic

I recently reintroduced six bills to help combat the current opioid epidemic in West Virginia and America. Each bill addresses a different aspect of the opioid crisis, which includes providing individuals with nonviolent drug offenses the chance to have their records sealed, providing federal funds to expand access to substance abuse treatment, and requires greater accountability at the Food and Drug Administration when approving new opioids.

West Virginia is ground zero of the opioid epidemic and I have been working to make sure that we have the right tools to fight this crisis. These bills will give people more chances to get help and to not be haunted for the rest of their lives by a criminal record. People suffering with addiction are not bad people and deserve a second chance. Other bills will make sure we are continuing to take steps to fight this crisis, ensuring that new people don’t become addicted to these horrible drugs. I hope that my colleagues, both Democrat and Republican will help all Americans battling addiction and help pass these bills into law.

Click here for the complete list of bills and what they entail.

Infor's New Location in Charleston

I am thrilled that Infor has chosen to locate a regional office in Charleston, bringing with it more than a hundred new good paying tech jobs to the state and partnering with Marshall University and WVU. Strengthening and diversifying West Virginia’s economy is one of my highest priorities in the United States Senate and today’s announcement continues to grow the emerging technology sector in our state with an industry leader. I’m pleased to have had the opportunity to meet with Infor CEO Charles Phillips and his team on a number of occasions over the last year to discuss our skilled workforce and solidify the positive value of doing business in the Mountain State. I welcome Infor to West Virginia and I’m certain they’ll have a successful future here.

New West Virginia Broadband Partnership

I am happy to announce that West Virginia will be included in the new National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) initiative that will help make sure the national broadband availability map is accurate. This is especially important to rural states like ours and the seven other states included the program. 

Our state, the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council and my office have been leading the effort to make sure that communities in West Virginia without broadband coverage are accurately reflected in broadband availability maps. As the only Member of Congress to formally challenge a broadband coverage map, I have been working hard to ensure these maps depict the real-world experiences of West Virginians so that our state is in a better position to receive the critical funding it needs to deploy broadband. I am proud of the work being done by the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council, and I look forward to seeing the results of this partnership.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 directed NTIA to update the national broadband availability map using its previously developed state partnerships. Senator Manchin helped to secure this provision as a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies.  The initial eight state partners were chosen because they reflect geographic diversity, participate in NTIA’s State Broadband Leaders Network, have active state broadband plans or programs, and were willing to contribute data that can be combined with nationwide data sources to give policymakers a deeper understanding of broadband availability.

NTIA expects to seek participation from additional states, territories and federally recognized tribes that have broadband programs or related data-collection efforts. The initial map will include available nationwide data for every state combined with state-level data from the eight states.

West Virginia Spotlight

Nancy Moore, Director of the Five Rivers Public Library in Parsons, WV

The West Virginia Library Commission recently announced that Nancy Moore is the winner of the 2019 Librarian of the Year Award.  Nancy has worked at the Five Rivers Library for more than 25 years and was honored for her role in improving the library’s computer access capabilities and DVD, audiobook, and magazine collections.  Ms. Moore was also cited for her leadership in bringing major library programs, such as the Family Resource Network, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, and the WV Read Aloud project, to Tucker County patrons.  In addition, she has been instrumental in major renovations made to the library building over the past two decades.  Congratulations! 

Do you have a nomination for a Spotlight Feature? Click here to inform my office.  Please note we cannot highlight a business. We accept requests to highlight individuals, groups or local activities that have had a positive impact on our communities. 

Key Federal Resources

$2 Million in Educational Grants Announced for At-Risk Youth

As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I am proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded two grants, each in excess of $1 million, to help at-risk youth finish high school or other equivalency programs in West Virginia. The funds will also go to workforce training programs and be used to help build housing for homeless youth and their families.

For our children, education is the key to a bright future and these programs will ensure that even West Virginia’s students whose parents struggle with addiction or have other difficult circumstances at home are prepared for their future. I’m excited to see this funding head to Morgantown and Elkins. I will continue to fight for resources for similar programs across West Virginia.

Individual awards are listed below:

• $1,083,771–Human Resource Development Foundation, Inc. in Morgantown
• $1,095,117–Randolph County Housing Authority in Elkins