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www.herald-dispatch.com Sunday, March 18, 2012 1GproGress 2012:

he past year has been a busy one at the HuntingtonMall, which celebrated its 30th year in Barboursvillewith a multi-million dollar renovation project by its par-ent company, Cafaro Company. It also has undergone avariety of other changes in its offerings.

Seventeen new skylights, flooring and updates to theentrances and restrooms are among many of the changes thatcan be seen today at the mall, along with some new stores,such as a Books-A-Million! in the old Borders location and aSephora inside JCPenney.

Feedback to the mall’s new look has been great, said mall Man-ager Joe Johnston.

“I get stopped all around town by people making positive com-ments about it,” he said. “Everyone loves the brightness, and itlifts people’s spirits,” he said.

INsIDe THIs secTIoNNew life forHeritagestationthe historic traindepot has re-invented itselfwith its blend ofeclectic artisanshops. / 8G

Arena an economic drawhuntington’s Big sandy superstore arenahelps to keep downtown area bustling. / 11G

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the herald-Dispatch’s annual progress Editions take alook at our tri-state economy and business community.today’s sections focus on commerce and transportation.

other topics will be examined next sunday.

progress 2012:

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“The biggest surprise hasbeen the reaction to the 74,000-plus square feet of carpeting.People thinkwe’re nuts, andweare in a steep learning curve onhow to clean it. You can’t mop itup and go.We’re spending dailytime with extractors, and wefeel we’re going to continue thatas a daily standard routine, butit’s quiet and comfy on the feet,and it’s been well received.”

A new family attraction is atrackless train offering ridesaround the mall for kids andall.

The All Smiles Aboard trainsells 10-minute rides for $3 perperson, departing from its depotnow set up between the newFoxstore andWet Seal.

The train is available from 11a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday throughSaturday and from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Sunday.

“The preschool-age childrenenjoy the thrill of riding, and theparents and grandparents get akick out of the pleasure they seein their children’s eyes,” John-ston said. “It’s such a nice-look-ing train. It adds to the sights,sounds, motion and emotionthat bring atmosphere to themall and make for an interest-ing trip.”

The mall also is opening anhour earlier on Sundays now.Hours of operation for the shop-ping center are now 10 a.m. to9 p.m. Monday through Satur-day, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. onSunday.

The HuntingtonMall is soonwelcoming a new cosmet-ics store called bareMinerals,located nearMacys.Meanwhilethe Bow Love hairbow kioskthat opened about a year ago ismoving into a new store next toSears and Old Navy in the for-mer Party Penguin location thisspring.More store openings areforthcoming.

Along with the overall mallremodeling project was a com-plete in-store renovation ofJCPenney, which included theaddition of Sephora.

There also was a remodel ofHibachiMaster, ChinaMax, andCosimos Pizza in the food courtand the opening of a new foodtenant, Dave’s Hot Dogs.

D&D Outfitters relocatedto a larger and brighter storenext to the new Books-A-Mil-

lion!, and the accessory storeCharming Charlie opened upin the former FYE location inApril of 2011.

With Books-A-Million replac-ing Borders so quickly last fall,“They were fortunate, but(Cafaro Company) created thatfortune by having that lined upbeforeBorders closed,” Johnstonsaid. “That made for a great,easy segue. ... We didn’t missmuch of a beat there, and that’simportant because (a book storeplays an important role at theshopping center). It adds some-thing for everybody. It’s a nicestore, and that’s a gateway tothe mall.”

Also in 2011, Buckle remod-eled its store right after AdamsHallmark combinedwithAdamsCollectibles and relocated downthe Dick’s Sporting Goods hall-way in a larger and brighterstore. The nTelos operation leftits kiosk location and movedintowhatwas onceAdam’s Col-lectibles. Across from it, PamPrimitives also moved to a newspace in 2011.

In the former D&D Outfit-ters and TeaCo location cameFOX, which sells apparel andprotective gear for action sportsincluding MX, Surf, MTB andBMX.

“Our Foxhead store is one ofonly six in the country,” John-ston said. “We were picked bythe head of their real estate for amedium to smaller market, andit’s doing very well.”

Also new at the HuntingtonMall last yearwasCindy’sCoun-try Gifts inNovember 2011, also

down theDick’s SportingGoodsHallway.

Ashland Town Center 20122011 was a good year at the

Ashland Town Center, said itsmarketing director, Jaime Bloss.It added several retailers to thetenant mix, including a Crazy 8children’s apparel store, whichopened late last year, and WetSeal, which has juniors apparelfor girls and young women.

Cellairis, a cell phone acces-sory cart, also opened last year,along with Aspen Dental, a fullservice dental office.

Ntelos relocated to the foodcourt late last year and Aero-postale remodeled its existingstore to a new updated look,Bloss said.

This year has some news aswell, she said. A Verizon pro-vider, Wireless Communica-tions, opened in March of 2012.Victoria’s Secret is remodeling itsAshlandstore, expanding its loca-tion and designing a new storelayout tooffermoremerchandise.During the remodeling project,it is located in the space next toKentuckyKorner.

“2012 is looking to be a greatyearfortheAshlandTownCenter.We are currently in the processof negotiating new and currentleases for themall,” she said.

“Retail is ever changing, andGlimcher(themall’sparentcompa-ny)isworkingtofill locationswiththebestfitandmixofretailtocom-pliment our current merchants.Negotiationscontinueandwehopetomakeadditionalannouncementsin thenear future.”

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The train carries passengers through the Huntington Mall inBarboursville. The new family attraction sells 10-minute ridesfor $3 per person.

By JEAN TARBETT HARDIMANThe [email protected]

HUNTINGTON — KineticParkhad an active 2011 and has devel-opments underway this year aswell.

Amazon dedicated its new callcenter on the upper level of Kinet-icPark last November, replacingtwo Amazon call centers in down-town Huntington and allowing thecompany to add 200 full-time jobsand hundreds of seasonal positionsduring the next two years.

Amazon already employed 500people in Huntington, according totax incentive forms that the com-pany signed with city officials in2011.

The $10.6 million, 70,000-square-foot call center opened for businessOct. 10.

Also last year, Huntington Pedi-atric Dentistry and Orthodon-tics opened on the upper level atKineticPark.

The 10,500-square-foot facilitywas opened by Dr. Patrick Martin,who also has an office in TeaysValley, and has three other den-tists: Nathan Kirk II, Shane Hol-mes and Eric Bailey.

With a giant smiling elephant pro-truding out of an exterior wall, it hassafari-themed decor on the inside,along with video games and televi-sions.

The Hunt ing ton Municipa lDevelopment Authority, whichowns KineticPark, also is in thefinal stages of selling 2 acres fora new Hampton Inn, which hope-fully will open this fall, said TomBell , executive director of thedevelopment authority. And 3.32acres on the lower level have been

sold to Moses Automotive for aMoses Chrysler dealership.

Bell thinks the spurred successat KineticPark is “a combinationof people realizing it’s a desirablelocation, and we’ve been morecooperative in dealing with people— the city has,” he said. “Also theeconomy has sparked some of thisactivity.”

There’s very limited space on thebottom level at this point, he said.One remaining parcel on the lower

commercial level has 2.6 acres andanother has 1 acre, Bell said.

“On the top, we have about 10acres,” he said.

There are some prospects for pur-chase of remaining parcels, but detailswere not released.

“I’m excited for the city,” Bellsaid. “These are all new jobs comingin from the outside. We’re excitedabout the prospects of filling upKineticPark, which was the dreamof the city all along.”

KineticPark seeing exciting growth

“I’m excited for the city. These are all new jobs coming in from the outside. We’re excitedabout the prospects of filling up KineticPark, which was the dream of the city all along.”

Tom Bellexecutive director of the Huntington Municipal Development Authority

LEFT: Amazon had a rib-bon-cutting for its new70,000-square-foot Cus-tomer Service Center atKineticPark on Nov. 4,2011. The new call centerallowed the company to add200 full-time jobs and hun-dreds of seasonal positionsduring the next two years.

Toril Lavender/For The Herald-Dispatch

BELOW: Huntington Pedi-atric Dentistry and Ortho-dontics opened at theupper level at KineticParklast year.

Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch

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RUSSELL, Ky. — It’s possible that sinceexpanding her business to the RussellCentre in Russell , Ky. , just outside ofAshland, Laya Hutchison, owner of ThePottery Place, has become one of thebiggest cheerleaders for new business inthe area.

“I know in the shopping center we’re in,there’s one more vacant space, and I amconstantly telling business owners I knowin Huntington, where I’m from, that theyshould expand into that area as fast as theycan,” said Hutchison, who opened her sec-ond store in Ashland earlier this year. “It’sgone so well for me, and other businessowners I know there said it’s gone well forthem, too.”

It certainly is no secret that businessin the past year has been booming for thegreater Ashland, Ky., area, which also hasmeant growth in Russell, five miles to thenorth, as downtown space quickly filledup, said Bob Hammond, director of devel-opment for the Ashland Alliance, whichserves as the chamber of commerce forthe city of Ashland and Boyd and GreenupCounties.

In the past year, locally owned businesseslike The Pottery Place, which opened inRussell last fall, and the popular Hun-tington-based restaurant Fat Patty’s have

set their sights onAshland and Rus-sell. Fat Patty’s isslated to open thismonth.

Additionally,regional chains likeGold Star Chili, outof Cincinnati, Mat-tress Warehousea nd Dunham’sSporting Goodshave all openedup locations in thearea in the past 12months.

King’s Daugh-ter’s Medical Cen-ter already wasthe area’s largestemployer at the startof the year, accord-ing to informationfrom the AshlandAlliance, and theycontinued to addjobs when theyopened anOutreachClinic in Russell.

Hammond saidthe rapid growth

of the area can largely be accredited to the“if you build it, they will come” success thatthose new businesses have experienced.

“We’re trying to put Boyd and GreenupCounties out there,” Hammond said. “It’sall client driven on our end. We do every-thing we can to put them in the best placewe can for them to be successful, and, sofar, they have been very successful. Theyare all very busy all the time.”

Business is expected to only get busier inthat area, said RussellMayor Bill Hopkins. Hecouldn’t get into specifics, butHopkins did sayofficials were “looking at a couplemore” busi-ness that could be opening in the area soon.

Hopkins estimated that more than 30,000cars drive through the area each day, and hesaid that is a number worth looking at twicefor business owners.

“When these business owners look for anew place they need to know the numberof people that will come there and wheretheir customers are going to come from,”Hopkins said. “We can tell them all ofthat. There’s no major commercial areaon this side of the river, so there’s a drawfor people at this location. People havetraveled and will travel here to shop, eatand spend the day. That’s what businessesare looking for, and when we see themopen here, they get that and they’ve beensuccessful.”

Hutchison said she could attest to the suc-cess of opening a business in Russell, whichshe said appeared to be a good decision evenbefore the store opened.

“When we were looking to open a sec-ond store, we just looked at the customerbase and the areas we were pulling from,and we had a significant number of peoplecoming in from Kentucky and Ohio, nearIronton,” Hutchison said. “For us, it wasnice to have that base. Going into Ken-tucky just seemed like a natural progres-sion, and it wasn’t too far away to manage.Even though it’s somewhat nearby, wehave been able to service an entirely dif-ferent group of people.”

It’s a group of people who, Hammondsaid, is nothing if not prepared and wel-coming for any new business that comesits way. It’s too soon to put numbers onhow successful businesses have been orhow much of an impact they have had onthe local economy, but Hammond said,based on traffic in the area and generalworld of mouth from both residents and

business owners, things certainly arelooking good.

“We always encourage residents to go tothese stores and restaurants and do businesswith them,”Hammond said. “It’s worth givingto them because they often are the ones who,in turn, give back to the community in a lotof ways.”

That giving back has made a lot of dif-ference in the down economy, Hammondsaid.

However, while things have slowed downsome, the greater Ashland area has not hadto carry the brunt of the downturn in theeconomy.

“I would look at Ashland, and reallythe Tri-State in general, and say thatit’s a stable community. We haven’t hadthe drastic ups and downs we’ve seennationally,” he said. “That’s not to saythat it couldn’t change, there’s no way wecan predict that. What we can do is takecare of what we’ve got and work with theexisting industries. What that means tous is to support them in any way we canand just be as friendly and welcoming tobusinesses as we can be.”

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ABOVE: Ava Vanderhoof,5 of Columbus, paints aceramic princess at thePottery Place on March 3 inthe Russell Centre.

LEFT: The Pottery Placeopened in Russell last fall.

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Kilns are used to fire ceramics at PotteryPlace. Pottery Place owner Laya Hutchisonsays the expansion to the Russell Centre hasgone well for her.

“When these busi-ness owners lookfor a new place theyneed to know thenumber of peoplethat will come thereand where theircustomers are goingto come from. Wecan tell them all ofthat. ... People havetraveled and willtravel here to shop,eat and spend theday. That’s whatbusinesses are look-ing for, and whenwe see them openhere, they get thatand they’ve beensuccessful.”Bill HopkinsRussell mayor

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TheMerriam-Webster Dic-tionary defines progress as:1. A royal journey marked bypomp and pageant; 2. A for-ward or onward movement;and 3. A gradual betterment,especially the progressivedevelopment of human kind.

However, I, and perhapsweall, use the term “progress” inour everyday conversationsto describe the completionof a journey, rather than thejourney itself.We see progresswhen a newbuilding has beenbuilt, when our teamwins achampionship, when our goal isachieved. To be sure, luring thenew employer to the area, get-ting thewin and achieving ourgoals are important but howweaccomplish these successes areas— if notmore—vital to ourlong-term success.

Recently, Huntington hasseen many successes: The newAmazon facility at KineticPark and the new Alcon facil-ity onW.Va. 2; the openingof bioengineering companyProgenesis in the Red CrossBuilding; the dozen-or-so newretailers and restaurants thathave opened downtown; newaccess to recycling stations;and winning the PetSafe “Barkfor your Park” contest are allimportant wins for our com-munity. They are milestoneswe can build on for the future.

While we celebrate thesemilestones, it is also importantto recognize the progress weare making as a community.I have had the good fortuneof seeing our progress, ourforward movement, ourgradual betterment throughmy involvement in CreateHuntington, the Chat ‘n Chewsand other community projects.I have watched our progres-sion to becoming a communitywhere people work together tosolve our problems and accom-plish our objectives. There wasa time, not too long ago, thatHuntington was a town wherepeople regularly said “no,”“that’ll never happen,” and“why would you want to movehere?” Today, one is morelikely to hear entrepreneurstalk about new opportunities;volunteers discuss ways theycan make something happen;and newcomers describe that

they love this area becausethey feel like they can make areal contribution.

Our progress to becominga community of do-ers ratherthan don’t-ers, to being yeah-sayers rather than nay-sayers,was no more evident than inour quest to win the PetSafe“Bark for Your Park” $100,000dog park competition. Wejoined together as a commu-nity in a single-minded pursuitof a dog park. It made littledifference if one had a dog ordidn’t, if one lived in Hunting-ton or had moved away, or ifone could contribute financial-ly or not. We rallied togetheras a community in support of acommon goal — and won.

Further evidence of ourprogress as a community isseen in the revitalized Heri-tage Station. A little over ayear ago, two public entities,the Greater Huntington Parksand Recreation District andthe Cabell Huntington Con-vention and Visitors Bureau,launched an effort to improveour quality of life by revital-izing the historic HeritageStation into an artisan center.Knowing the project wouldnot be easy and understandingour town’s history of “that’llnever happen,” they took greatrisk in doing so. The result oftheir work has been an inspira-tion for artists, artisans, andentrepreneurs who dreamedof opening a business and arenow able to do so. A place thatwas once forgotten is nowalive with several locally-owned shops and host to regu-lar events. This was all pos-sible because the leadership inthese two organizations saw aneed and an opportunity, andcame together to make Hun-tington better.

Our future is even brighter.Marshall’s construction of anengineering complex, reloca-tion of the School of Art andDesign to the central business

district, and development of anathletic complex on Hunting-ton’s east end are game-chang-es for our town. The plan toredevelop Harris RiverfrontPark has the potential to openour city to the river and cre-ate a space that will drawresidents and guests alike. Andvolunteer efforts to make Hun-tington more bike-friendly andimprove our access to localmeats, eggs, dairy, and vegeta-bles will make great strides toimproving our quality of life.

Huntington is making tre-mendous progress. We aremoving forward and we arebecoming a better place tolive. Our journey is exciting,fun and rewarding. Part ofthe reason we are progress-ing is because regular peopleare coming together and get-ting engaged as never before.Huntington is a place whereanyone can have a meaning-ful role in our community’sprogress.

If you’d like to learn howyou can help our town moveforward or if you have ideasthat will make Huntington abetter place, join your friendsand neighbors at the CreateHuntington Chat ‘n Chew.These open forums are heldevery Thursday, 5:30 to 7 p.m.in the lobby of the FrederickBuilding. They are an oppor-tunity for you to be aroundother engaged people, toshare your ideas in a positiveenvironment, and to work onprojects that will make a dif-ference. For information aboutCreate Huntington, go towww.createhuntington.com.

Thomas McChesney is thedirector of marketing andbusiness development for Hud-dleston Bolen LLP.

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Part of the reason we areprogressing is because

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HUNTINGTON—KimSarka Lake lovestowalk outside one of her downtown storesand see people on the sidewalks. They’reshopping, they’re going out to eat, or justlooking around.

It’s a sign of the progress downtown, andshe’s pleased with it. She just wishes therewere even more.

“More people are realizing what we havedowntown,” said Lake, who ownsMug andPia at 939 3rd Ave., and Simply Whisk at901 4th Ave. “If you haven’t seen it lately,come check it out. Don’t take somebodyelse’s word for it. I hear people say all thetime, ‘I had no idea youwere here. I’ll comedowntown all the time now.’ ”

In Apri l , Lake wil l celebrate thefourth anniversary of opening her giftshop, Mug and Pia, downtown. By nomeans has it been an easy task, to opena small retail shop — and then another— in the midst of Huntington’s gradualredevelopment.

But she’s glad she has and she’s glad tosee others joining in the revitalizationeffort, including her husband, EdwinLake, a retired operations manager atWSAZ who opened Tropical Moon Fro-zen Yogurt at 907 4th Ave. last year, andhas a second store under development inthe Merritts Creek shopping Center inBarboursville.

“Every store has a niche of their own,”Kim Lake said. “I like that we’re gettingdifferent things.We need to realize that wedeserve these stores andwehave to appreci-ate these stores.”

Along with Tropical Moon, some of thenew stores downtown include Soma Inti-mates andWhiteHouse BlackMarket, bothnational retailers in the same retail familyas Chico’s, which has a store in PullmanSquare.

Paula Vega Cakes has expanded andopened a successful freestanding shop at308 9th St., meanwhile Heritage Station hasa variety of new offerings over the past yearand more forthcoming, all of which Lakesaid are exciting.

Huntington Prime opened a piano bar onthe top floor of theWest Virginia building,

in the former location of Permon’s. And anartisan pizza place is expected to open on4th Avenue this spring as well.

Things are looking great, said RichardWittman of Richard’s Hallmark at 905 4thAve.

“I think it’s progressing quite well. Wehad a great Christmas andValentine’s Day,”he said. “I think the weather has helped.Peoplewill get out and shopwhen it’s sunny,whereas they won’t when it’s snowing.

“We’re gradually getting some emptystorefronts closed. I think we have a goodmix now.”

Joe Chapman, owner of C.F. Reus-chlein Jewelers on 3rd Avenue, is lookingforward to 2014. That’s when MarshallUniversity is expected to move its artand design program into the old Stone& Thomas building on 4th Avenue, andevery storefront will be filled in the 900

block of 3rd Avenue across from PullmanSquare.

“We’re seeing a lot more traffic,” Chap-man said. “The holidaywas really good andit’s been crazy goodweather. ...The last twoor three years, people have decided to comeout and spend a little.”

Vickie Rosenberg of the Village Collec-tion said she’s seen a slight uptick in busi-ness as well.

“For us, things have picked up a little— not like it used to be but I can tell a dif-ference,” she said of her nearly 35-year-oldstore, which started selling the popularTOM’s shoes in the past year.

Because of thewarmweather, she thinks,spring sales exploded early as well.

“I think more people are coming down-town,” she said. “The past three years(were slow) but I’m optimistically hope-ful.”

Downtown boasts eclectic mixof specialty shops, eateries

LEFT: Amy Maphistops her yogurt withsprinkles and freshberries at TropicalMoon Frozen Yogurt inHuntington. The yogurtshop joins SomaIntimates and WhiteHouse Black Marketas new retailers whichopened in the down-town Huntington areathis past year.

BELOW: Paula Vegaprepares a confectionat Paula Vega Cakes& Cupcakes, a free-standing shop on 9thStreet.

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“We want the community to feel a part of what the CVB does and our mission is to bring people to events likethis. We hope it familiarizes them with who we are and what we do. If you’ve not been to Heritage Station in awhile then maybe they’ll come and visit the shops and find things they might not have known about.”

Tyson Comptonpresident of the Cabell-Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau


Heritage Station is located at 210 11th St. in Huntington.

By DAVE LAVENDERThe [email protected]

HUNTINGTON — On a sunnyMarchafternoon,GreaterHuntingtonPark and Recreation District directorKevin Brady sat outside at a table onthefreshlypouredconcretepatioat thehistoric Heritage Station smiling andwatching folks browsing the shops.

Oh, what a difference a couple ofyears makes.

It was about 21⁄2 years ago that theCabell-Huntington Convention andVisitor’sBureaubreathednew life intothe historic depot at Heritage Station,teaming up with the Huntington Parkand Recreation District, which rentsand manages the Heritage Stationshops, tobegin a two-yearplan to turnHeritage Station into a multi-use arti-san/boutiqueretail center reminiscentofmarkets in larger cities.

But it was last year when HeritageStation really started chugging alongthanks to the influx of a slew of busi-nesses from River and Rail Bakeryand Bottle and Wedge to Finds andDesignsandCommonGround,aswellas steady events from Party on thePatio to a number of sold-outMurderMysteries drawing in flocks of peopleto the historic train depot area thatwas built in 1887.

Sitting where six new tables arelocated, Brady couldn’t hold back hisexcitement for the renewed energy inthehistoricstationarea that iscontinu-ing to evolve and grow in 2012.

Outside, it is easy to see theimprovements.

The exteriors of the cozy andquaint shops are cloaked in newcolor popping alive from a distance,and below the shops, the patio hasgotten a makeover making it readyfor the people.

Over late fall and winter, the ParkDistrict transformed the gravel lotin the back of the depot building,pouring a rectangular concrete slabnow packed with tables and chairsfor patrons of the shops as well asthe monthly “Party on the Patio”music series which started back upMarch 16. That freemusic serieswillrun from 5 to 10 p.m. once a monthon Friday nights into the fall.

Brady said the improvements openthe station area up for not only morecapacity at Party on thePatio and suchannual events as the Diamond TeethMary Blues and Art Festival and theTour de Path ride in July, but also forrentalsaswellsincepeoplecanrentthegazeboandpatioarea foronly$100.

“This has doubled our capacityfor people,” Brady said of the newimprovements. “I can take rows of

chairs and line the back walls andget a lotmore people in here and it ishandicap accessible and we do havea lot of visitors who come from theretirement center over here on theirscooters and they like to have a goodseat to watch themusic and this willbe a good place for that.”

That re-energized feeling can alsobe felt in the small boutiqueshops thatline the L-shaped station that wrapsbehindthegazeboandthetrainstationthathasbeenon theNationalRegisterofHistoric Places since 1972.

Brady said Bottle and Wedge,tucked into the 1875 Bank of Hun-tington building once robbed by theinfamous James Gang, has turnedinto one of the leading craft beersellers in the state. Businesses suchas James Cigar Company and Findsand Designs have seen dramaticincreases in sales since moving tothe station.

To be added this April will be“SIP Wine Bar,” which will offera wide variety of wines by theglass and bottle, as well as winesamples and wine flights. The baralso will sell microbrews and lightappetizers. SIP also will be a placefor food pairings, wine classes andprivate events.

“It’s 3 o’clock on a nice afternoonandherewecouldbesippingaglassofwineand this is just aperfect environ-ment for something like that,” Bradysaid. “Aswe getmore into the season,

this is going to be a dynamite placeto be. It truly is turning into a uniquelocal shopping destination.”

No one is happier about the turn-around than Tyson Compton, thepresident of the Cabell-HuntingtonConvention and Visitors Bureau.Shortly after taking the job, Comptonconvinced theCVB it needed amajormove to the historic train depot fromits former small office across fromthe Big Sandy Superstore Arena.

“I think it all started about 21⁄2 yearsago when the CVB moved its officeshere and that in itself is where theinvestmentbegan,”Comptonsaid.“Westartedseeingahugeup-tickofvisitorscoming to our office. Many of themwere tourists who could now find usbetter and we know a lot of the localcommunity were glad to see thesebuildingsbeingusedbecause somanypeople had so many great memoriesgoingtotherestaurants thatwerehere.Fromtherewestarted lookingatwhatHeritage Station had originally beenredeveloped for in the late 1970s bythe St. Clair’s and some other people.Sowewere looking to see if we couldrestore it to an original version.”

ComptonsaidfromtheRandallTour-ism Study completed about four yearsago came the idea that the first thingneededwasahub forartisanshops.

Compton said out of that studyand the flood of artists they weremeeting at such venues as Chat ‘n’Chew, they began with the Greater

Huntington Park and RecreationDistrict along with Thomas andStacy McChesney, and the CreateHuntington folks, to formulate a planfor fostering art and artisan-basedbusinesses in the Station.

For the CVB that effort centeredmostly around its Red CabooseRegionalArtisanCenter,whichsharesthe depot with River and Rail Bakeryand theCVBat 210 11th St.

“The CVB also felt that there is astrong artists’ community in Hun-tington and that spurred us to createThe Red Caboose — not only as anon-site gift shop and souvenir shopwith typical thingsbut also for aplaceto see someone-of-a-kind itemsmadebyourartists.We’venotonlybeenableto give visitors something unique buttohelp inprovidinganoutlet for theseartists tomake a living.”

In fact, the Caboose just celebratedan Artisan Showcase in early Marchto celebrate and show the scores of tal-ented artists and artisans whose workis featured in the shop, aswell as in thesurroundingshopssuchasLilandBruceBowersock’sWatercolorDreams.

Compton said Heritage Station’sshops are set up to be an incubatorof sorts. It’s also been exciting tosee businesses spread their wingsand move into the heart of down-town. In November four businessesat the Station teamedup tomove intothe Frederick Building. Those busi-nesses are Crumpets & Tea, Adell’s

Antiques, Framing by Jenks andMiAppa and are now part of UniqueHuntington Collection.

“We had hoped that it could be anincubator and so those shops part-nered together tomove to a large jointspace on 4th and so that grows notonly them but it fills up space on 4thAvenue and brings evenmore vitalityto that area, so that is another aspectthat is also exciting,” Compton said.

Compton feels in some ways theyhave just begun to draw people toHeritage Station.

Lastyear,theycompletedtheVisitor’sCenter Pedestrian Corridor Projecttransforming the alleyway between10th and 11th Streets — behind Mackand Dave’s —with new railroad trackstamped sidewalks, snappy graphicwrapsonminiaturerailroadwatertow-ers,andclearsignagebetweenPullmanSquareandHeritageStation.

While Heritage Station has seena slew of success in the past year,including the kick-off and celebra-tion and party for winning the$100,000 dog park grant, one of thecoolest on-going successes has beenthe string of sold-outmurdermyster-ies conducted by Huntington actorand writer George Snider and hisMurder andMerriment Troupe.

Sponsoredby thenewHeritageSta-tion Shopkeeper’s Association, thesold-outMurderMysterieshavedrawnhundredsofnewpeople to the station,and has helped fill the shopkeeper’scoffers with funds for advertising theStation as a destination.

While Murder and Merriment hasbeentraipsingaroundtheregiondoingmurder mysteries of late, it is backat Heritage Station March 23-24 andMarch30-31withaneworiginal train-themed murder mystery, “Trial ByMurder,” that actually starsWestVir-giniaFamilyLawJudgeRonAndersonofHuntington, as the judge.

Tickets are $35 and reservations arenow being taken for those two week-endsofperformancesat 304-523-7526.

“It’sbeenso incrediblypopular fromtheverybeginningandIthinkpartof itwasthemystiqueofholdingit intheoldDepot andhe’s beenable to change thethemeevery timeand so there’s a trainthemeduringtheNewRiverTrainsanda ski theme in the winter and so eachoneofthemis interestingandexciting,”Compton said. “We want the commu-nity to feelapartofwhat theCVBdoesand our mission is to bring people toevents likethis.Wehopeit familiarizesthemwithwhoweareandwhatwedo.If you’ve not been to Heritage Stationinawhile thenmaybethey’ll comeandvisit the shops and find things theymightnothaveknownabout.”

New life for Heritage StationHistoric train depot attracting visitors with its mix of artisan shops

River and Rail Bakery is one of the many businesses located at Heritage Station in Huntington.

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Moon Frozen Yogurt.HOW DID YOU GET INTO

YOUR CAREER: Retired asoperations manager at WSAZand decided it was time fora new adventure. Wanted towork for myself.

FIRST JOB: Age of 12,picking tomatoes for a localfarmer, 75 cents an hour.

FAMILY: (See Kim’sanswers).

SPECIAL SKILLS: I believeI have good work ethic andam able to work with and talkto people. Sense of humorhelps, too. Also believing inwhat you are doing, no matterwhat.

FAVORITE BOOK: None.FAVORITE MOVIE: Stupid

humor movies.FAVORITE TV SHOW: Any-

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NAME: Kim Sarka Lake.JOB: Owner of two down-

town retail shops, MUGand PIA, which is an acro-nym for “Most unique gifts

and paper items anywhere”and which opened in April2008, and Simply Whisk,which opened in Septem-ber 2010.

HOW DID YOU GET INTOYOUR CAREER: Leap offaith.

FIRST JOB: Started workat age 10, stringing silverand turquoise beads for myparents’ business, Sarka/Kauffmann Jewelers, andyes, I did get paid. I got 25cents a strand, and my sis-ter Kelly and I would chargeour brother 5 cents to tie hisoff.

FAMILY: Husband Edwin of32 years this year and motherto two grown sons, Chad andRyan.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Beingable to fly by the seat of yourpants, but keeping somediscipline and structure at thesame time. Also being daring.You have to have faith andbe passionate about what youdo and always find the goodin things. The glass is alwayshalf full.

FAVORITE BOOK: I’m read-ing more business maga-zines, along with catalogs andnewspapers.

FAVORITE MOVIE: Anymovie that is not scary.

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Notime for television. I preferdate night at the movies.Also too busy with familytime, working and travelingon days I’m not working.

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IRONTON—There are proj-ects aplenty boiling up along thebrick streets of Ironton from thebanks of the Ohio River to thegateways of the iron city.

To take stock of just someof the projects happening inIronton and Lawrence County,we checked inwithRalphKline,assistant executive director forIronton-Lawrence County AreaCommunity Action Organiza-tion.

Without a doubt, one of thelargest projects and a game-changer for Lawrence Countywill be the completion of theSt. Mary’s Medical Campus inIronton that will bring 100 jobs,including 75 new jobs, to thecommunity.

Sitting out on Ohio 141, thesite of the old Cooke’s FarmCenter, that $18.5 million medi-cal center building is expectedto open this summer.

The two-story, 46,000-square-foot buildingwill house 24-hour,seven-day-a-week emergencyroom services, imaging servicesand lab services.

Ironton has been withoutemergency services since RiverValleyHealth Systems closed itsIronton hospital in 2000, puttingabout 400 people out of work.

“The previous hospital intoday’s modern medical worldwas not practical and so thisseems to be a good alternativeto providing those essential andcost-efficient services to peoplein the county,” Kline said. “Inaddition to that is the jobs thatare associatedwith that.We arelooking at new jobs in the 75 to100 category. That in turn alsoprovides uswithwhat a commu-nity has to offer when it comesto recruitment of industry orbusiness. A community alwaysgoes back to quality of life issuesand they are looking for thatrapid response and emergencycare and we see that as beingimportant.”

In the downtown area,excitement is building for thecompletion of the new transitcenter, the Depot Square Proj-ect, that should be open in thenext 30 days, Kline said in earlyMarch.

That historic building andsurrounding area is being trans-formed into a multi-purposefacility that will house a bustransit station, a farmer’smarketand staging for outdoor enter-tainment that complements theother recent improvements inthe downtown area such as theFriends of Ironton Spraygroundthat opened last year.

“That is going forward, andconstruction should be all com-pleted for festivals season start-ing with Gus Macker in May,”Kline said. “Right now they areputting on the covered passen-ger walkway to this multi-pur-pose shelter and so the conceptis to try and develop for asmuchuse as possible. In downtown itall connects and ties together.For the Depot project some ofthat has been from2007 fundingso that goes to show you howlong it takes.”

Kline said the city is now on

about Phase 8 of ongoing down-town revitalization projects thathave taken in a range of ongoingefforts.

One of the most extensiveprojects is the Ironton LoftApartments, a $7.2 million proj-ect that calls for 16 market rateapartments in the 200 block ofVernon Street in the heart ofdowntown. The historic BergBuilding and the historic Brom-berg Buildings are part of thatproject.

“Hopefully in 2012 wewill seethose renovations under way,”Kline said. “Because of course,the residential community is keyto the downtown area and theoverall redevelopment strategyis about bringing traffic into thedowntowncommunitywithoffic-es, businesses, residences andevents. The funding strategieshavebeenbuilt around that. Ifwecan figure out ways of attractingpeople to the downtown area,then businesses can take advan-tage of that traffic.”

Also in the heart of down-town, renovations continue onthe historic Ro-Na Theatre,which is seeing continued basicimprovements. It was used lastyear during the Rally on theRiver, and work has been doneto begin replacing doors andwindows in the theater.

The theater is already host-ing some unique events. DavidDriskell, whose DownHomeDecadence troupe helped stagea couple years of weekly mid-night movie showings of thecult-classic rock opera, “RockyHorror Picture Show,” at thenow-closed Cinema Theatrein downtown Huntington, isbringing the film to the Ro-Naat midnight, Friday, March 30.

“There have been improve-ments made between the cityand the support of Friends ofIronton that allows that build-ing to be utilized for tempo-rary events like Rally on theRiver and they are continuing tofocus on that,” Kline said. “Thewindows and doors are beingreplaced and we did get taxcredit support for that projectat the end of 2011. So we are allworking on that financing andoperating plan and hopefullywe will see more happening onit in the 2012-2013 time framebecause that is all being comple-mentary to supporting the otherthings in the downtown area.”

Maybe the largest project for2012 is the start of the replace-

ment of the Ironton-Russellbridge, and Kline said in addi-tion to that three-year project,there’s also a new traffic flowimprovement project set forU.S. 52 into Park Avenue thatconnects the highway to thedowntown.

In addition to the highwaygateways, there’s a 9th StreetGateway Project that is work-ing on turning underutilizedblighted properties into reuse asviable commercial properties.

Kline said significant brown-field projects are also underwayaround the county and the city isreclaiming vital industrial spotssuch as the sites of the formerDaytonMalleable Iron Co., andthe old Alpha-Portland Cementplant. Last year, the county got$800,000 to tear down the oldcement plant for develop somesix acres forMarietta IndustrialEnterprises to build a 30,000-square-footwarehouse that willemploy 10 to 20 people.

Last year, thecitywasawarded$1.5 million for the Ironton Riv-erfront project that is being fin-ishedwith the brownfields grantto restore the land down riverof the existing boat ramp to beremoved from a four to five acresection in the 800 block ofNorth2nd Street. The city, the IrontonPort Authority and the Ironton-Lawrence County Communityaction organization are planningto redevelop the area into a pub-lic park with a boat launch, bikepaths andwalking trails.

“That is being finished andhopefully in 2012-2013 that willbe completed. Once that is certi-fied it will be readied for reusethat will allow for the develop-ment of trails on the Riverfrontas well as the potential for com-mercial and residential areas,”Kline said.

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ABOVE AND TOP: Todd Benners and workers rearrange seating on Feb. 27 as they prepare for the next event at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington. The arena is in themidst of a $4.5 million overhaul, which included a $2.3 million seat replacement project completed in 2011.


HUNTINGTON—MarshallUniversitymaybeconsideredoneof themaineconomicenginesofHuntington, butwhen it comes to constantlyreeling in and turning over tourists’ entertain-ment dollars the big orange barn doesn’t do toobadly at bringing in “the big green.”

The Big Sandy Superstore Arena and Con-ference Center brings in an estimated 200,000people a year toHuntington to see a never-end-ingparadeofnational-actconcertssuchasrecentsold-out concerts by Lady Antebellum and thisweek’s Zac Brown Band to dozens of annualevents from the Dogwood Arts and Crafts Fes-tival to theOhioRiver Festival of Books.

Nowinthemidstofa$4.5millionoverhaulandset tocelebrate its35thanniversary, thearenaanditsadjacentnewstate-of-the-artConferenceCenterarepoised toplayanevenbigger role inHunting-ton’s entertainment scenewith the demolition oftheVeteran’sMemorialFieldHouse.

The arena closed out 2011 with the unveil-ing of the new $2.3 million seat-replacementproject that is just one part of the overhaul atthe arena facilities.

Otherimprovementsasidefromthecomfortablenew seatswith cup-holders have included 10 newdressing rooms, new vendors (Reading, Pa., bar-becue vendor, ThePig Pit just signed a three-yearcontract), and newHVAC and cleaning of all theductsatthearenatocreateamorecomfortableandhealthyairflowduringsuchmotor-revvingeventsasmonster trucksandArenacross.

Fresh off of packed houses for the WestVirginia State Wrestling Tournament andstaring at a slate of a couple dozen concertsand spring events, the arena really stands outas an economic engine for the area, said TysonCompton, president of the Cabell-HuntingtonConvention and Visitors Bureau.

“The arena is a huge driver for economicdevelopment in Huntington,” Compton said.“When you think about the number of peopleattending an event there, looking at the statewrestling tournament, and the majority ofhotels are sold out for two to three nights andthemajority of people are also going out to eatand parking and some of them are shopping inaddition to that, so every event has a definiteimpact on the community.”

Withthenewimprovements,thearenawillonlyplaya largerrole inthefuture,Comptonsaid.

“I thought the reinvestment in the arenawasa very smart and timely move,” Compton said.“Events in thearenaarecompetingwithsomanyother obvious events and venues both in and

out of our area, but also we compete with thecomfortsofhome.People love tobecomfortableso the fact thatwe they are able to have the newseatingwith the new drink holders, that will bea very big benefit to them. Obviously, the morecomfortablepeople canbe themoreapt theyareto go out and see a show.”

Arena manager Brian Sipe said in late 2011they began launching a marketing campaignat an industry conference in Nashville, wherethey put 600 business card/mirrors promot-ing the $4.5 million facelift with the phrase,“Guess who is getting a $4.5 million facelift?

“When I am calling an agency in NewYorkor L.A. it’s great that I can brag about all thenew seats and all the new heating and air, andtheywill give you a second lookwhereas theymight not have before,” Sipe said.

In addition to the physical improvements,Sipe said the arena will unveil a new websitein April designed locally by Bulldog Creativeand that’ll be ripewith interconnectivity withfans.

“Wearetheentertainmentbusinessandweneedto have awebsite conducive to that,” Sipe said. “Inthis day and age if you’re not out in the front thenyou’rethreestepsbehinditalready,sothat’swhyweneededtoupdatethewebsiteandincorporateTwit-terandFacebook.Peoplecanbeataconcertpostingabouttheirliveexperience,‘Ohmygosh,ZacBrownjusthit thestage.’Weneededtodothat.”

Sipe said this year, they should really be abletomarket the improvementsandhopefullybring

in evenmore shows to the arena, the conferencecenter, aswell as thehistoricKeith-Albee,whereSMGhopes to book about 10 shows a year.

He said that marketing happens hand inhand with Compton and the CVB.

“I attend the monthly CVB meetings andTyson Compton and Will Holland are great toworkwithandIprobably talk to themonceeverycoupleofweeks andWill’s role is togoout to theconferences and try to recruit people to come toHuntington, so we are definitely working handinhandthereandonceIhavea finalproduct, andaplan as towhat theConferenceCenterwill be,thatwillmake itmuch easier to attract people.”

Sipe, who began booking smaller touringshows, such as theNewsboys onMarch 11 at theKeith-Albee,andwhoalsobookseventsatHarrisRiverfrontPark, said they’realsoworkinghardtoincorporateandbringoverasmanyof theannualFieldHouse events as possible.

The annual St. Joseph Basketball Tourna-ment and the Huntington Kennel Club DogShow will both be held at the arena, and Sipesaid he’s working with the Park District to getcontacts to reach out to all the event coordina-tors who had annual Field House shows.

“We want everyone to know that anythingthat was there we want to work out here— without a doubt,” Sipe said. “We want tomake a lot of those events work here.”

Compton said the new improvements com-bined with the hustle and vision of Sipe andhis staff, should make 2012 one of the most

exciting years yet for the arena.“I thinkBrianhasdoneanextremelygood job

of basically hitting the ground running since hehas been there,” Compton said. “He’s great towork with and we’ve partnered with him onmany projects. I love his energy and his visionandhe justdoesn’t lethimselfbeheldbackbyanynegative thinking in that a certain act wouldn’twork here. You can see that in acts coming inlikeBarryManiloworLadyAntebellumand thecaliberofperformanceswearestarting tosee, aswell as the cross sectionof those performances.It’s not all country or rock ’n’ roll and I like thatfact that he is looking at bringing in events thatmight not fill up the full arena but also look-ing at things for the conference center and theKeith-Albee.”

Sipe said they’re stoked for the new year,and in planning the arena’s 35th anniversarycelebration for September.

“We will turn 35 in September and we arevery excited about somenewevents thatwe areplanning and there is definitely someeventswewould like to try that we haven’t done before orwe may bring back some events that were herein the 1970sand1980sandmake them2012,”Sipesaid. “... I thinkwhat Iammostproudofrightnowis the reaction I am getting from the town thatthere are somanypeople comingdowntown forevents that we’re ecstatic. The hotels are full,the restaurants are full, andwe’re full. It appearsthat there’s something going on everyweekendbecause there is. I’mpretty proud of that.”

Arena a major economic drawUpcoming eventsHere’s a look at just a few of the

upcoming events at the Big SandySuperstore Arena:WHERE: Big Sandy Superstore

Arena, Huntington.GET TICKETS: at the Arena Box

Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, onlineat www.ticketmaster.com and by call-ing 1-800-745-3000.ON DECK AT THE ARENA: Ses-

ame Street Live: Elmo’s Super Heroes,April 10-11; Toughest Monster Trucks,April 13-14; Barry Manilow, April 19;Dogwood Arts & Crafts Festival, April20-22; Billy Currington, April 27 andGodsmack & Staind with Halestormand Brook Royal on May 12.

ON THE WEB: Go online at www.bigsandyarena.com.

Fans dance as theywait for Lady Antebel-lum to take the stageon Feb. 3 at the BigSandy SuperstoreArena in Huntington.Lady Antebellum isjust one of the nationalacts that have beenbooked at the arena.


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Henry Estep, CDNMartha Ferguson, CNORChanin Flynn, FNP-BCErica Francks, CDNChris Frazier, CTRNAmy Frye, RN-BCGigi Gerlach, OCNTeresa Giles, CNNVickie Godbey, ONCDana Grizzle, OCNMindy Hanshaw, OCNPam Harbour, CCRNJeanie Hewitt, CCRNJanet Hill, CPHQChristy Holley, RN-BCAnna Holiday, FNR-BCDebbie Holmes, RN-BCDenise Houck, CNORKathy Hughes, CDNAlexa Iaquinto, CNORKathy Imes, RN-BCLynn Jarrell, FNP-ONCJuanita Jeffers, CNRNKaren Jewell, FNP/BCBarbara Jones, CICJennifer Jones, CNNMichelle Jones, CNRNDawn Kinser, IBCLCNorma Kirk-Vaden, RN-BCKathy Leonard, CCRNRhonda Leonard, DNCChris Leonard, CDNStacy Linville, CCRNJosie Marcello, RN-BCKrista Marcum, CCRNLiz May, CCRNMila McCleary, CNORTerri McCoy, CCRNDonna McKeand, CMSRNMary Meadows, RN-BCBetty Mease, RN-BCSandra Melvin, RN-BCChristina Menking, RNBCVeronica Messick, CCRNCheryl Midkiff, RN-BCCarol Mills, CMCAdriana Montgomery,

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Lisa Muto, WHNP-BC, OCNSheri Nelson, RN-BCMaria Oakes, RN-BCKelly O’Neill, RN-BCCarla Parker, NE-BC, CICDeanna Parsons, CPHRM, LNCCMelissa Parsons, CPONBarbara Payne, OCN, CCRPNancy Perry, RN-BCRobin Reeves, RN-BCLisa Reynolds, COSCLeann Ross, OCN, CCRPSherry Russell, CNORRebecca Samples, CCRNMolly Sarver, OCNKay Scites, RN-BCMelissa Sheppard, OCNKelli Simerman, RN-BCRyan Slone, CCRNKathleen Smallwood, RN-BCLisa Smith, CCRNPenny Smith, OCNCindy Smith, RN-BCCharlotte Smith, IBCLCBunny Smith, NE-BCPaula Spears, CCRNSteve Spurlock, CNOREmily Stacy, IBCLCSheila Stephens, AOCNRegina Stickler, IBCLCDottie Stollings, CNORKaren Sullivan, RN-BCGinny Taylor, IBCLCMelissa Taylor, FNP-BCMerrily Taylor, RN-BCGerry Thompson, RN-BCJennifer Thompson, IBCLCValery Thompson, CNRABeth Toppins, CNNBarb Tufts, CNORRussell Villars, CNORMargaret Wagnerowski,

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www.herald-dispatch.com Sunday, March 18, 2012 1Hprogress 2012:

n an ever-changing economic climate, Huntington Tri-StateAirport is always looking forward, moving toward future goals.

After a few years of adding new flights and watching itsboardings rise, things have leveled off some, but in the faceof today’s trends for smaller airports, they’re doing well, said

Airport Director Jerry Brienza.Last year was more exciting with high growth, but overall pas-

senger enplanements over the past year are holding steady, he said.“Although Allegiant made some adjustments to the schedule,

which reduced the frequency of their flights, both USAirways andDelta experienced moderate growth,” Brienza said. “It appears themove from Cincinnati to Detroit by Delta Airlines is working inour favor. We are very fortunate to have not lost any commercialair service in today’s volatile airline climate, as have many airportsof similar size and larger.”

INsIDe THIs secTIoNgood timescoming forcar industry?the automo-tive industry inWest Virginia isexpected to con-tinue an upwardclimb in 2012. / 1I

A longtime need addressedground is beginning to move for a newironton-russell Bridge. / 1J

TrANsporTATIoN

Bucking the trends for smaller airports

sTorY BY JeAN TArBeTT HArDIMAN / THe HerAlD-DIspATcHF

[email protected]

the herald-dispatch’s annual progress editions take alook at our tri-state economy and business community.today’s sections focus on commerce and transportation.

other topics will be examined next sunday.

progress 2012:

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“We are veryfortunate to havenot lost any com-mercial air service... as have many

airports of similarsize and larger.”

Jerry BrienzaTri-State Airport directorPlease see AIRPORT/2H


Gigi Rollins checks in with Alison Smith of US Airways at Tri-State Airport in Kenova on March 7. Tri-State Airport Director Jerry Brienza says US Airways experienced moder-ate growth at the airport over the past year.

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Earlier this year, he addressed the Tri-StateAirport Authority about some trends in theindustry that are concerning.

“Due to the soaring costs of fuel, the region-al jet model is broken,” he said. “Airlines arestarting to retire this equipment well beforeits useful life cycle solely because it is notproductive anymore. “

Regional jets burn fuel quickly and have asmaller passenger capacity, causing revenueproblems for the airlines, particularly whenfuel costs are high, he said.

“More and more, we can expect to see thereturn of the larger jets which are more eco-nomical overall,” Brienza said.

What does that mean for HTS?“Small and medium non-hub airports such

as ours will suffer the worst,” Brienza said.“As airlines relymore on larger aircraft, smallcommunities located within three to fourhours drive of larger airports will experiencereduced or eliminated service.”

It is essential that Tri-State residents con-tinue to look at Tri-State Airport as theirprimary point of departure, he said. If theairport’s traffic begins to slow down, it couldjeopardize what service it already has.

“But it’s not such a bad thing,” Brienza said.“We are generally faster, cheaper and morereliable than the larger airports.”

There’s a lot in motion right now to keepthe airport strong, particularly in the way ofdiversifying its portfolio.

Although the airport is primarily looked atin the community as a commercial air serviceprovider, it also has a small, loyal base of gen-eral aviation, he said.

“We simply needed to pay more attentionto our general aviation services and help itgrow,” he said. “In the past two years, we havereached out to our general aviation communityand tried to understand their needs andwants.We have invested a lot ofmoney in our generalaviation terminal and service amenities thatwe offer our pilots.”

It’s also started fuel discount programs andoffers new services in an attempt to be more“concierge-like.”

“As a result, we have completely filled ourhangars with aircraft and have four newaviation businesses on the field including an

aircraft maintenance repair facility, two newflight schools (one of which offers aircraftcharter services), andMountwest CommunityTechnical College,” he said.

And there’s more. To continue to enhanceits general aviation competitiveness, Tri-Statehas secured funding for improvements to thesouth side of the airport to reconstruct theroadway and build newutilities to service thatside of the airport.

“This project will pave the way for futureeconomic development activities on our 95-acre development site,” Brienza said. “Weanticipate that new aviation business andprivate development will happen within twoyears on this site. Additionally, we are seek-ing to improve our capacity issues in both theterminal and our parking lots. We have beenaggressively attempting to secure grants thatwill allow us to expand or relocate the mainterminal and construct a parking garage.”

He expressed thanks to the communityfor its past, present and future support of theairport.

“We continue to strive to make the wholeexperience more pleasant for our guests and

we appreciate their continued loyalty,” hesaid. “We know everyone has options when itcomes to travel, andwe continue to show very

productive numbers, which translates that ourcommunity is looking at Tri-State Airport andchoosing us as their preferred option.”

Airportn Continued from 1H

“We know everyone has optionswhen it comes to travel, and wecontinue to show very productivenumbers, which translates that

our community is looking atTri-State Airport and choosingus as their preferred option.”

JERRY BRIENZA,Tri-State Airport director

Photos by Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch

The Tri-State Airport is pictured on March 7.

Passengers arrive at Tri-State Airport on a Delta flight from Detroit on March 7. Delta experienced moderate growth at the airport over the past year.

LEFT: Travelers wait fortheir luggage after arriv-ing at Tri-State Airport ona Delta flight from Detroiton March 7.

BELOW: Betty Sellardsof Huntington grabs herluggage after arrivingat Tri-State Airport on aDelta flight from Detroit.Remaining a primarypoint of departure for Tri-State residents is essen-tial for continued servicefrom the airport, saysdirector Jerry Brienza. Theairport is also seeking todiversify its portfolio byoffering more to its gen-eral aviation customers.

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PRICHARD — Earth work is set to beginin upcoming weeks to prepare for the long-awaited intermodal facility at Prichard.

The planned facility is meant to play akey role along the Heartland Corridor, astretch of Norfolk Southern Rail Road thatcarries double-stacked containers on trainsheaded from the Virginia coast to Colum-bus, Ohio.

It’s intended to serve as a pit stop wheregoods can be trans-ferred from rail toroadways, river orair transport.

Accord ing toDon Perdue, exec-utive director ofthe Wayne CountyEconomic Devel-opment Authorityand a state legis-lator, “Things aregoing very wellwith the first con-struction fill phaseset to begin in lateMarch or earlyApri l ,” he sa id .“RFQ (Redquestfor Qualification)is ‘on the street’for the design-build constructionof the bridge andthe intermodal siteproper.

“Once qualifiedcontractors areidentified, then theRFP (Request forProposal) will be

let. I am told the RFQ phase should be com-plete within 30 days then the RFP somewhatlonger. Once this is complete I believe actualconstruction of the bridge and facility couldbegin in early 2013.”

TheHeartlandCorridor is a project a decadein themaking. At the end of last year, the U.S.Department of Transportation announced thePrichard intermodal terminal would receive$12 million through the TIGER (Transporta-tion Investment Generating Economic Recov-ery) grant program.

The entire project is a local, state, federal

and private partnership with a price tag ofabout $30 million.

At the end of the 2011-2012 fiscal yearJune 30, there should be about $20 millionin the project’s fund. Also, $4 million hasbeen allotted per year from the state forrail enhancement until 2016. That willgo to this project and others, though thisright now is a key project of scope, saidDoug York, who took over as executivedirector of the West Virginia Public PortAuthority in January.

“I’m excited about coming into a job with aproject to learn about and go after with vigor,”York said. “People will start to see some realmovement in the summer.”

Everything is on track and there’s an aggres-sive plant to get it going, he said. Representa-tives of the port authority even toured otherintermodal facilities of similar size to get someideas of how tomake Prichard “a good, formi-dable player between Virginia and Chicagofor our rail lines,” York said. “Wewant to be agood, cost-effective point to transfer cargo.”

Perdue said that “As this process isevolving, completing any needed localinfrastructure will be undertaken so thatfirms who may wish to locate in the neararea (such as warehousing, distributionand fuel centers) may be confident theirneeds may be met.

“Over time, the entire complexion of thePrichard areawill change dramatically, so ourpreparations for that bright new face changemust be complete and resolutely engaged,”Perdue said.

Work to start on intermodal facility

“Over time, theentire complexionof the Prichardarea will changedramatically, soour preparationsfor that bright newface change must becomplete andresolutely engaged.”Don Perdueexecutive director of theWayne County EconomicDevelopment Authority

Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch

Double-stacked trains are pictured running along Norfolk-Southern’s Heartland Corridor in Prichard in this Sept. 13, 2010, file photo.Earth work is set to begin in coming weeks on an intermodal facility meant to serve as a pit stop where goods can be transferred fromrail to roadways, river or air transport.

By BILL RHEINLANDERFor The Herald-Dispatch

BUFFALO—When annual carandtrucksalesintheUnitedStatesdroppedfrom17millionto10.4mil-lion during the recent recession,all sectors of the industry felt theshock, including theToyotaMotorManufacturingplant inBuffalo.

During the lean times, theBuf-falo plant focused on improv-ing its processes and investingin the future, General ManagerMike Lutz said. The hardwork isbeginning to pay dividends. Thecompanyrecentlyannounced thesecondexpansionof its automatictransmission line in the past twoyears. The two expansions willadd 120 jobs at a total investmentof $109million.

“The industry is starting toreturn, but it’s not returningat the pace it once was,” Lutzsaid. “It’s slowly recovering.Thatwas themost severe periodwe’ve ever had to face. I’ve beenhere coming up on 15 years.When the economy slipped,we caught it late and fast. Ourvehicle plants were beginningto experience it before us. Theyhad a severe condition, but theirslowdown was more gradual.

“In a very short period of time,we prepared and made plans tokeepeverybodyworking, andwewould use that time for people towork on the operations, improveefficiencies, work on their sta-tions, their tools, their fixturesand improvement ideas.

“Our commitment at that timewas to focus on getting strongernow for the future,” he said.“It’s proven to help us becausewe invested in our people andinvested in our company. Andnowwe’ve got the expansions.”

The first expansion alsoincreased capacity at twoBodineAluminumplants to sup-ply the Buffalo plant with moretransmission cases and housingparts.With the economy slowlyimproving, consulting firmA.T.Kearney projected vehicle salesto hit 13.2million this year. Lutzsaid he expects the plant’s six-speed transmission to be in highdemand.

“The seasonally annualadjusted rate for sales was onceat 17 million,” Lutz said. “We’redown now to 13 million or 12.5million. So it’s a big differencein total volume.

“Thedifferencenowistherearemorecompetitorsworkingwithin

that amount of sales. So sales aregetting stronger, but competi-tion is also getting stronger. Webelieve that’s a good thing. Thatcompetition forces us to remainfocused onwhatwe’re doing.”

The Toyota plant, whichemploysmorethan1,000workers,manufactures automatic trans-missions for the Toyota Avalon,Camry, Venza, Sienna and theLexus RX350. It also producesfour-cylinder engines for theToyota Corolla and Matrix andV6 engines for the Toyota High-lander, Sienna, Rav4 and LexusRX350.Whenthetwoexpansionsare completed in 2013, the plantwill employ an additional 120workers, raising the productionline count tomore than 800.

Lutz said an improving econo-my will drive up vehicle sales.

“As long aswe can continue tosee a stable economy, people are

going to buy vehicles,” he said.“I think they’ve delayed buy-ing vehicles, but I think they’regoing to get back.”

Prior to joining Toyota, Lutzworked for Denso Manufactur-ing, a Battle Creek, Mich., sup-plier toToyota,Honda and otherauto manufacturers. “When Icame to Toyota, I joined as aproject leader — productioncontrol and helped set up theconveyance and logistics andthings like that, and thenmovedover into administration to helpon that side of the business.”

During its 15 year of operation,the Buffalo plant has expandedseven times. Lutz credits theworkers’ focus on safety, quality,efficiency and costmanagementfor the plant’s success.

“As longasour folkscontinue toseethosetargetsandachievethosetargets,ourbusinesswillbestrong,”

he said. “Global competition istough.Forus toget thisannounce-ment proves we’re a strong com-pany. But we have to continue onthatpathforstayinginfrontofthatcurveandremainstrong.

“You don’t get something fornothing. Folks were doing goodwork. People with that kind ofcapability overallmakeour com-panyonethestrongest inToyota’sfamily. That’swhat they like.

“Wecanriseup toachallenge,”he said. “Every two years we’reexpanding and changing. You’vegot to be able to have the rightmindset and attitude to do that.”

Lutz also credits the commu-nity and elected officials for theplant’s success.

“The community has wel-comed us,” he said. “We strug-gle through a lot of things on aday-to-day basis.When it reallycomes down to it, the communi-

ty’s welcomed us in such a waythat I think that’s a big part ofour success, too.

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By JOSHUA FREEDThe Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS—Fliers can stop sharpeningtheir elbows.Overhead bins are getting bigger.

Packed planes and a high volume of carry-onsare forcing airlines to expand the space abovepassenger’s heads. United andDelta are the lat-est airlines to replace or upgrade bins so theyhold more luggage. And engineers at Boeingare designing jet interiors with today’s bulkierluggage in mind.

It’s a chance to placate passengers who feellike they’re thrown into a roller derby everytime they board a plane. Because of fees onchecked bags, more passengers are bringingcarry-ons, which are growing in size. Andwithplanes more crowded than ever, bins fill upbefore everyone has reached their seat. Travel-ers fight physics and one another to shove onemore bag overhead. Or they’re forced to checkluggage at the gate.

The result is upset travelers, harried flightattendants and delays.

The percentage of passengers bringing bagson board has hovered around 87 percent inrecent years, UnitedContinental says. And “thesize of the carry-on has increased ... They arestretching the limits of their bags,” says ScottO’Leary, managing director of customer solu-tions at United Continental Holdings Inc.

Expanding bins is a smart way for airlines toset themselves apart, says Henry Harteveldt,who leads airline and travel analysis at Atmo-sphere ResearchGroup, amarket research firm.“Especially if they cater to the business traveler,they’re hoping it will give them a small butnoticeable competitive advantage.”

Business travelers, for example, avoidanairlinethat doesn’t have room for their carry-ons.

At first blush, it might seem like airlines riskgiving away fees if more people can fit carry-ons on board. But they’re not risking much asit turns out.

Airlines often waive bag fees when luggagecan’t fit overhead and must be checked at thegate. And business travelers, who generatemostof the industry’s revenue, are often exempt frombaggage fees anyway.

Butwillbiggerbinsencourageflierstobringlargerbags?Airlineshopenot,andaretryingtocrackdownbefore luggagemakes it into thecabin.

Airlines expanding their bins include:n United: The airline is replacing bin doors

on 152 planes starting in April. The new doorscurve out more than the old ones. That allowspassengers to slide bags into the compartmentwheels-first instead of sideways. The renovatedbinswill be on all of United’s AirbusA320s, oneof the main jets the airline uses for domesticflying. The planes will hold 106 typical roll-onbags, up from64. The bins are also gettingmorerugged latches because latches on overstuffedbins are more likely to break.

Passengers on United’s A320s have had tocheck their bags at a higher rate than travelerson other planes because there wasn’t enoughroom. “That’s a real sore point,” O’Leary says.

n American Airlines: The airline’s new 737swill hold 48more bags than the planes they arereplacing, although they have 24 more seats,too. That means more people and luggage.American’s older 737s are also getting new bag-gage-bin doors that curve outmore. Thework isfinished on about half of the 76 planes.

n Delta Air Lines: Passengers on interna-tional routes like Atlanta-Paris orMinneapolis-Amsterdam are starting to see new bins on theairline’s 767 jets. The compartments hold 26more bags than the bins they are replacing. It’san increase of 23 percent.

n USAirwaysGroup Inc.: In 2008, it enlargedbins on its 757s, a mid-sized plane flown onroutes including Phoenix to Hawaii and Char-lotte, N.C., to Dublin. Like United, the changeallowed fliers to slide bags in wheels-firstinstead of sideways. “We know it’s a customerenhancement, and yeah, they like it,” says USAirways spokeswomanMichelle Mohr.

TimKirkwood, a flight attendant for 35 years,remembers overhead bins that were basicallyopen shelves for coats and hats. Now, leisuretravelers trying to avoid a bag fee will bring asmuch as they can into the cabin.

“A bigger bin is good because at least morestuff will fit up there,” says Kirkwood, whoasked that his airline not be identified. “But itjust seems to encourage them to bring morestuff.”

Boeingwants its new planes to have the rightbins for all that stuff.

The company is engineering its bins to bea better fit for a standard 9 x 14 x 22-inch roll-aboard bag. That’s a change from the past.Designers used to focus on maximizing cubicinches. That produced impressive-soundingspace that would be quoted in Boeing’s salesmaterials. But it wasn’t necessarily a good fitfor actual carry-on luggage, says Kent Craver,Boeing’s cabin expert.

“We never used to talk about howmany bagswould fit. We talked about volume,” he says.

In designing bins on its new 787, Boeing dis-patched workers to Costco and other stores tobuy roll-aboard bags to make sure they wouldfit. The 787-8 holds 10 percent more carry-onbags than the larger 777, even though the vol-ume inside the bins is about the same.

For passengers, “volume doesn’t really mat-ter. It’s whether or notmy bag fits,” Craver says.And that’s the number Boeing now shows in itssales materials.

The extra space alsomakes itmore likely thatbags will end up close to the passenger whobrought them.

“They don’t want it 20 rows behind them or20 rows in front of them, because that causes alot of anxiety,” Craver says.

Bigger bins help. So would passengers whofollow the rules about carry-on sizes.

Passengers with bigger-than-allowed bagsmight take bin space from others. It can betough for airlines to enforce the rules with pas-sengers who print their own boarding pass athome. That’s because the first time an airlineworker sees them is at the gate.

United is trying to be stricter about carry-onsizes. It has been running an experiment at a fewairports, where agents are told to look out forbags that are too big or passengerswho bring toomany.Oversizedbagsarecheckedat thegate.Asaresult, there’smoreroomtostowcarry-ons.Uniteddeclined to identify the airports.

American is also trying to be tougher about

carry-on sizes. At every gate, it has installednew size-checking boxes with three hard sides.Bags either slide in or they don’t. The old check-ers had no walls, so it was easier to fudge. Air-line spokesman Tim Smith says the new boxesact as an arbiterwhen customers deny that theircarry-on is too bulky. Americanwill check a bagfor free at the gate if it’s too big.

Emily Quinnell, who studies social work atthe University of Wisconsin-Madison, had tocheck some small bags at the gate on a recentflight betweenMinneapolis andDenver. Therewas no room in the bins. She says airlinesshould have known that charging for luggagewould cause passengers to push the limits ofwhat they can bring on board.

“I’m not going to pay for it,” she says. “I’m astudent.”

Overhead bins getting bigger“A bigger bin is good because at least more stuff will fit up there. But it just seems

to encourage (travelers) to bring more stuff.”Tim Kirkwood

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HUNTINGTON — Folks in Guyandottemay one day refer to it as the Memorial Daymiracle.

Because Lord willing and the river doesn’trise — after being closed since 2007, the new5th Avenue Bridge project is set to be com-pleted by late May.

For Guyandotte residents, the new bridge,which reconnectsHuntington and the historicneighborhood of Guyandotte, has been a longtime coming.

The old 5th Avenue Guyandotte Bridge— a truss built in 1926 — was closed in 2007because it was deemed unsafe to carry traf-fic.

After the required environmenta lassessment, the old bridge was demolishedin June 2010. The project, which startedlater that year, was supposed to be doneby September 2011, but the wettest year onrecord for Huntington caused high waterlevels and delayed construction of one ofthe piers, said Moe Karimpour, an areaengineer with the West Virginia Divisionof Highways.

However, thanks to an unseasonably warmwinter, the $3.7million projectwas able to pickup the pace in the past few months allowingcrews to pour the concrete deck and begincompleting the project.

Work on the bridge is being done by contrac-tors Bush and Burchett Inc. of Allen, Ky.

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cate in Guyandotte and organizer of suchfestivals as Swinefest and the Fourth of Julycelebration, said folks are looking forward tothe new and improved bridge to help with theflow of traffic and people in and out of theneighborhood.

“You get a part of the community back and apart of history since that bridge was there formore than 80 years,” Simmons said. “You’resort of getting part of your community flow

back, so to speak. Itwill take some traffic off of3rdAvenue andwith it out, it’s taken people anextra 15 to 20 minutes to come home with allthe traffic onMain Street and Route 2. So themain thing is that it helps get the communityhome, home to have supper and family time.That little bit makes a difference in familiesand communities.”

Simmons said the completion of the bridgewill be good timing since the Guyandotte

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“It actually will help with the festivals andthe Civil War Days,” Simmons said. “Whenwe’d have a parade here the traffic really gottied up. This will really help open up Guyan-dotte for the positive events that we have.Wedo a lot of events and sometimes we throwan event together in three or four days ifsomebody needs help. With the bridge openit can help more people come over to see thehistoric district of Guyandotte. People candrive through and see some of the rich historyso it opens up the avenues to improvement forthe community.”

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Workers continue construction of the new WVDOT bridge on Feb. 28 in Guyandotte. The new span linking Huntington and Guyandotte is set to be completed by late May.

The new 5th Avenue Bridge was originally scheduled to be completed by September 2011,but the wettest year on record for Huntington caused high water levels and delayed con-struction. Thanks to an unseasonably warm winter, the pace on the project sped up.

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By CARA BAILEYFor The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON—The automotive industry inWestVirginia is expected to continuean upward climb in 2012, after plummeting in 2008.

Ruth Lemmon, the president of the West Virginia Automotive and Truck DealersAssociation, said the current trend of increased sales will continue this year.

“The industry is rebuilding and dealers are doing very well,” Lemmon said. “2012should be the best year we’ve had for a while.”

The issues produced in 2008—bankruptcies, loss of dealerships and consumers fac-ing an uncertain economy— seem to have dissipated, Lemmon said.

There are 136 new car franchised dealers in West Virginia, with three addi-tional stores anticipated to open this year. One of those new stores is the MosesChrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership, opening at Kinetic Park in Huntington.Owner Jason Moses said he anticipates the dealership will be open by the endof 2012.

Those dealers sold 61,818 new vehicles in 2011, up 2.6 percent from the 60,204 newvehicles sold in 2010.

Lemmon said West Virginia dealers are expecting to see a cumulative 14 percentgrowth in car sales over last year.

“The opportunities are out there for consumers to enjoy a better buying experiencebecause of new products being introduced, the financing availability and the stabiliza-tion of our economy,” Lemmon said.

With the averageWest Virginia automobile owner holding onto his or her vehiclefor at least 10 years, Lemmon said the automobile industry is poised to fill a long-term need.

“There is a pent-up demand that will be met with the consumer, if the economyholds,” she said.

State auto industryanticipates good year

Photos by Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch

Steven Harriot, left, assists Jeff Miller of Huntington as he shops for a vehicle on Monday atDutch Miller Kia in Barboursville.

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Racing tobe first:

DETROIT —Chrysler aims tobe the first U.S.automaker to pro-duce a factory-builtpickup truck that ispowered mainly bynatural gas.The privately

held companysaid Tuesdaythat its new Ram2500 Heavy DutyCNG truck will besold to commer-cial customersthat operate truckfleets.The company

expects to deliverthe first trucks inJuly.The truck will

have natural gastanks and an 8-gallon fuel tank forgasoline. Chrys-ler said a smallamount of gaso-line is needed tostart the truck,but after ignitionit runs entirely onnatural gas.If the natural

gas tanks run out,the engine canswitch to gasoline.Natural gas

prices havedropped steeplyover the last yearthanks to higherproduction. Chrys-ler said the gas-powered truckswill save moneyfor their ownersover the longterm.Other automak-

ers are moving intothe natural gasmarket.On Monday,

General MotorsCo. said it wouldrelease two 2013-model pickuptrucks poweredin part by naturalgas. The companysaid it would starttaking orders inApril for the natu-ral gas-powered2013 ChevroletSilverado andGMC Sierra 2500HD.GM said it

expects to ship itsvehicles towardthe end of theyear. The truckswill be available toboth commercialfleet operatorsand retail custom-ers.Chrysler said

its truck will havea 5.7-liter HEMIV-8 engine. Thepickup will havea driving range ofabout 255 mileson natural gasalone.The backup

supply of gasolineboosts the rangeto 367 miles.Chrysler said itexpects commer-cial customers likepublic utilities andtelephone repaircrews to buy thetrucks for theirfleets.GM said its

trucks will run ona Vortec 6.0L V-8engine that usesboth natural gasand gasoline. Thetrucks will havea total range ofabout 650 milesusing both fuels,the company said.

Fill ’er up ...with natural gas

Chrysler, GMplan naturalgas vehicles


The 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas car, named Green Car of the Year for 2012, is displayed after its unveiling at press preview day for the Los Angeles Auto Showin this Nov. 17, 2011, file photo. The natural-gas version of the Civic joins a growing list of natural-gas vehicles planned for production.

The Associated PressDETROIT — More natural gas-pow-

ered vehicleswill hit themarket soon, asrising gasoline prices, booming naturalgas production and proposed tax creditsmake them amore attractive option. Butthey’re a longway frombeing a commonsight in U.S. driveways.

Starting in July, Chrysler will sell aRam 2500Heavy Duty pickup that runson compressed natural gas (CNG). Thetruck has both gasoline and natural gasstorage tanks, and the engine shiftsautomatically between the two, withoutthe driver needing to push a switch. Thetruck can run for 255 miles on naturalgas and the range is extended to 367miles using gasoline. Once the CNGtanks are empty, the vehicle shifts togasoline. The dashboard has gauges forboth fuels.

Chrysler will have competition. Latethis year, General Motors Co. will sellnatural-gas versions of two pickups— the Chevrolet Silverado and GMCSierra 2500 HD. The GM trucks willrun on gasoline and natural gas for650 miles. Ford Motor Co. has offerednatural-gas ready pickups and vanssince 2009.

Natural gas is appealing for a lot ofreasons. It comes from domestic sourc-es, for those concerned about import-ing oil. It produces 30 percent fewergreenhouse gas emissions than tradi-tional gasoline or diesel. And it costsless than gasoline because of abundantproduction and supplies in the U.S.Natural gas prices have dropped morethan 23 percent this year, reaching a10-year low on Wednesday. Regulargasoline prices have climbed 23 per-cent over the same period.

At the pump, drivers paid an aver-age of $3.37 a gallon for gasoline in lateJanuary. That compared with $2.13 forcompressed natural gas, according togovernment data.

But U.S. buyers have been slow toadopt natural-gas vehicles, whichmakeup less than one-tenth of 1 percent ofthe vehicles on American roads. Eventhe newest trucks aren’t intended foraverage buyers. They’re work trucks,capable of plowing snow and tow-ing three tons or more. Chrysler willonly sell its natural-gas Ram to fleetcustomers like local governments,utilities and construction companies.GM anticipates that 90 percent of itssales will be to fleets.

Here are some reasons that U.S. buy-ers have been slow to adopt natural-gasvehicles:

n Lack of fueling stations. There arearound 1,000 natural-gas fueling sta-

tions in the U.S., but only half of themare open to the public. Most are oper-ated by local governments or privatecompanies to refuel buses and otherfleet vehicles. California-based CleanEnergy Fuels Corp., a natural gas pro-vider backed by oil tycoon T. BoonePickens, is planning a big expansion.It aims to install natural-gas pumpsat 150 truck stops nationwide over thenext few years. But that pales in com-parison to the availability of gasoline,which is sold at 117,000 stations in theU.S. That’s why natural gas is stillprimarily relegated to fleets, whichcan return to a central refueling sta-tion. Filling up at a CNG station isjust like pumping gasoline, althoughthe fuel is a highly-compressed gas,not a liquid.

n Few choices. There is only onefactory-built, natural-gas car sold inthe U.S. It’s the natural-gas versionof the Honda Civic. Around 13,000have been sold since the car firstwent on sale in 1998, mostly to fleets.But Honda’s making a bigger push tosell them to individual buyers. Last

year, the company expanded thenumber of dealers selling natural-gas Civics to nearly 200 in 36 states,up 50 percent from 2010. The com-pany expects to build nearly 4,000natural-gas Civics in 2012, doublethe number it in it ia l ly plannedthanks to strong buyer interest. Butregular, gas-powered Civics remainthe overwhelming favorite. Hondasold 27,000 gasoline-powered Civicsin February alone.

n Cost. Additional fuel tanks andparts, and small-scale productionmake natural gas vehicles more expen-sive. The CNG Ram, for example,starts at $47,500, almost $20,000 morethan a base Ram 2500. The natural-gasCivic starts at $26,155, or $10,000 morethan a base four-door Civic. GM won’tannounce the price of its natural-gastrucks until next month, but expect apremium.

It can also cost up to $18,000 to con-vert a gasoline vehicle to a natural gasone, according to Natural Gas Vehiclesfor America, a lobbying group.

The economic benefits aren’t com-

pelling enough for most drivers, saysMary Barcella , director of NorthAmerican Natural Gas research atconsulting f irm IHS CERA. Withgasoline prices of about $4 per gal-lon, it would take five years or moreto recoup the extra cost of a natu-ral gas vehicle. She thinks naturalgas vehicles will only become morepopular if pump prices rise and stayhigh for a long time.

It’s the same story with hybrid cars,which have been on the market formore than a decade but have a pricepremium that is difficult to recoup,especially if gas prices are low. Threeout of every 100 cars sold in the U.S.are hybrids. The price for a natural gasvehicle could go down significantly ifCongress approves a tax credit pro-posed in the Obama administration’s2013 budget. The administration hasproposed replacing the current $7,500electric vehicle tax credit with anadvanced technology vehicle credit ofup to $10,000. The credits would go tomanufacturers in an effort to encour-age lower prices and spur demand.

Automakers offering vehicles, butconsumers slow to embrace option


This Jan. 24, 2011 photo, shows the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups assembly line at theFlint Assembly in Flint, Mich. General Motors Co. plans to sell natural-gas versions of the two pickups starting later thisyear. The trucks will run on gasoline and natural gas for 650 miles.

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In 2011, the Ford F-150was thetop-sellingtruck—forthesecondstraight year — and the ToyotaCamry was the top-selling car.The Ford Escape was the top-selling sports-utility vehicle.

Mike Maddox, the new carsmanager for Turnpike Ford inHuntington, said the F-150 hasalways been a good seller.

“Our bread and butter is theF-150,” he said. “We sellmore F-

150 pickups than anything.”However,Maddoxsaid thepos-

sible increase in gasoline pricesover the next few months mightmeancustomerstradeinthetruckforamorefuel-efficientvehicle.

After the Camry, the FordFocus and Ford Fusion werethe top-selling cars, while theEscapewas followed by the KiaSorento and Chevy Equinox.

Chris Miller, the operator ofDutchMillerKia, saidhisdealer-shipexperiencedarecord-settingyear in 2011 and led the nationlast year in Sorento sales. New

carsaleswereup39percent from2010. Miller said he expects thattrend to continue.

“We anticipate about a 10 per-cent increase in new car salesand a 40 percent increase inused car sales,” he said.

Used cars are also holding ahigher value, not only in WestVirginia, but across the nation.Fewer people are buying newcars or leasing cars frommanu-facturers, which leads to over-all fewer vehicles entering themarketplace.Miller said supplyhas dropped,while demand has

stayed the same.“People are holding onto their

cars longer,” Miller said. “Thevalue of used cars, which tra-ditionally depreciate, has heldvery strong. We’ve never seen aphenomenon like this before.”

Lemmon said she anticipatesmore vehicle owners trading intheir cars this year, asmanufac-turers release newmodels.

“West Virginians always buyvehicles that meet their needs,”Lemmonsaid. “Ourcarsareverymuch a part of our daily life andhave tomeet those needs.”

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FAMILY: Wife Halcyon;daughter Eowyn, son Jackson.

SPECIAL SKILLS: Multi-tasking.

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Bobby Thompson, of St. Joseph, Mo., fills is gas tank at the Shop $ Hop at County LineRoad and the Belt Highway in St. Joseph, Mo., on Feb. 20.

This Feb. 27 photo, shows gas prices at a Pittsburgh Exxon mini-mart. With drivers wondering how high prices can go this time, now’s a good time to brush up on simple ways you cancut your gasoline costs — like filling up midweek and skipping premium fuels.

The Associated PressCHICAGO — Spikes in gasoline prices

occur so regularly that ways to combatthem should be almost second nature tocar owners.

But the latest surge brings worries of thehighest price yet at the pumps, underscoringthe urgency of really following up on thosemoney-saving moves this time.

It may be on pace to shatter the all-timerecord of $4.11 in July 2008 by next month,according to some experts.

Could $5 gas loom in the not-too-distantfuture?

If higher prices stick, drivers may have totake more drastic steps. Using public trans-portation is one option to consider.Making thelong-term investment to buy a high-mileagehybrid car is another.

“People can cut their gasoline bills by alot by moving to fuel-efficient vehicles,”says Brian Castelli, executive vice presi-dent of the Alliance to Save Energy, aWashington, D.C.-based nonprofit thatpromotes energy efficiency. “When you’vegot $4 gasoline, you can save a lot ofmoney by going to the gas station onceevery two or three weeks instead of onceevery week.

The average U.S. household is on track tospend more than $3,300 this year on gasolinefor its vehicles, according to the alliance. Thatcould jump significantly depending on howmuch pump prices rise.

Short of buying a newvehicle, here are sometips on ways to shave your costs regardless ofhow high prices climb:

Drive slower and smarterEasing your foot off the accelerator is a

guaranteed way to reduce expenses. Every 5mph you drive over 60 costs you an additional24 cents per gallon, theDepartment of Energyestimates. That’s because the faster you go,themorework your engine has to do to propelyour vehicle.

The sweet spot for fuel efficiency on thehighway is about 55 mph. But slowing from70 to 60 can help a lot. Doing so on an aver-age 20-mile highway commute saves about1.3 gallons of gas in a five-day work week,according to the American AutomobileAssociation.

Drive more smoothly around town, too— avoid fast acceleration and quick stops.

Aggressive driving can lower a car’s fueleconomy significantly.

Reduce idlingWarming up a car engine in cold weather

is one thing. Letting it idle needlessly outsidestores, in front of a friend’s house or at railroadcrossings is another. That wastes fuel, costsmoney and pollutes the air. Cut the engineif you will be at a standstill for more than aminute.

If there’s a line of cars in the drivethru atStarbucks or McDonald’s, just park and goinside. The line inside is often much shorteranyway.

While you’re at it, combine errands to con-serve fuel. Several short trips from a cold startcan consume twice as much gas as one overthe same distance when the engine is warm,according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Shop smarterSmartphones make it easier than in past

years to find the best prices in a given location.Websites like GasBuddy.com and some GPSdevices also help. Apps fromAAA, GasBuddyand CheapGas all can guide you to the cheap-est options on your route.

Just be wary of ads hawking productsthat can improve your mileage. The Envi-ronmental Protection Agency says it hastested more than 100 purported gas-savingproducts — automotive devices and oil andgas additives — and found that very fewprovided any fuel economy benefits. Somecan even damage your car’s engine or causeit to spew more exhaust.

Track your gasoline expenses and miles

driven and view your trends at http://www.FuelFrog.com .

Fill up the tank midweekGasuponWednesday,or first thingThursday.

Prices are raised on Thursdays in anticipationof weekend travel. And 10 a.m. is roughly whenmost station owners make their price changefor the day, according toCEOChris Faulkner ofDallas-basedBreitlingOil&GasCorp.

“Unless it is an emergency, do not buy gasFriday, Saturday or Sunday,” Faulkner says.

Do regular maintenanceKeep your vehicle running smoothly to

get maximum fuel economy. Stick to themanufacturer’s recommended maintenanceschedule. Taking the car in for tuneups basedon the owner’smanual’s timetable can improvemileage by an average of 4 percent, accordingto the Energy Department.

A simple but often overlooked part of main-tenance is keeping tires properly inflated andaligned. Under-inflated tires add resistance,requiring more effort from your engine.

Using the recommended grade of motor oilalso can make a difference.

Skip premium fuelUnless your vehicle absolutely requires pre-

mium gas, don’t spend the additional 15 to 30centspergallon.ConsumerReports saysmotor-ists shouldnotwastemoneyonpremiumif theirowner’s manual says the vehicle takes regular— the car won’t run better. The higher-octanefuel is designed to improve performance.

“In most cases, using a higher-octane gasolinethanyourowner’smanualrecommendsoffersabso-

lutely no benefit,” according to the Federal TradeCommission.“Itwon’tmakeyourcarperformbet-ter,gofaster,getbettermileageorruncleaner.”

An exceptionwould be if your engine startsto knock or ping when using a lower-gradefuel.

Use gas cardsGasoline cards can cut your costs by provid-

ing rewards, incentives or cash back. Thereare many types: prepaid cards or certificates,credit cards issued by gasoline companies andcards issued by credit card companies.

Companies such as BP, ExxonMobil andShell issue their own cards. They can offerthe most savings to customers who are loyalto a particular brand. Shop carefully and payclose attention to the fine print, however. Sta-tion-branded cards are known for their highinterest rates, which can range from21 percentto 26.99 percent, according to card comparisonsite LowCards.com. Consider one only if youpay off your balance in full every month.

Another option is a cash-back credit cardwith an extra bonus for gasoline purchases.Some cards can save you up to 5 percent.

Simple ways to reduce your gas costs

“Unless it is an emergency, do not buy gas Friday, Saturday or Sunday.”Chris Faulkner

of Dallas-based Breitling Oil & Gas Corp.

“In most cases, using a higher-octane gasoline than your owner’s manual recom-mends offers absolutely no benefit. It won’t make your car perform better, go

faster, get better mileage or run cleaner.”according to the Federal Trade Commission

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In this Feb. 8 photo, Ford introduces a 2013 Ford Focus ST during the media preview of the Chicago Auto Show.

In this Jan. 9 photo, the 2012 Hyundai Elantra is shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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This May 31, 2011, file photo shows a detail of the grill of a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact car, right, near anotherChevrolet Cruze, left, on the lot of a dealership, in Norwood, Mass. If you’re shopping for a car today, you’re less likelyto end up with a lemon. In the past five years, global competition has forced automakers to raise the quality and reli-ability of their vehicles — everything from inexpensive mini-cars to decked-out luxury SUVs. It used to be that the ToyotaCorolla and Honda Civic were the far better than the rest, and they cost more. But the new Chevrolet Cruze, and thevastly improved Hyundai Elantra and Ford Focus are giving consumers more options.

By DEE-ANN DURBI and TOM KRISHERThe Associated Press

DETROIT— Car shoppers today are less likely to end upwith a lemon.

In the past five years, global competition has forced auto-makers to improve the quality and reliability of their vehicles— everything from inexpensive mini-cars to decked-outluxury SUVs.

The newfound emphasis on qualitymeans fewer problemsfor owners. It also means more options for buyers, who canbuy a car from Detroit or South Korea and know it will holdup like a vehicle from Japan.

With few exceptions, cars are so close on reliability thatit’s getting harder for companies to charge a premium. Soautomakers are trying to set themselves apart with sleek,cutting-edge exterior designs and more features such asluxurious interiors, multiple air bags, dashboard computersand touch-screen controls.

“It’s a great time to be a consumer,” says Jesse Toprak, vicepresident of industry trends for the TrueCar.com auto pric-ing website. “You can’t really screw up too badly in terms ofyour vehicle choice.”

It wasn’t always this close.In the 1990s, Honda andToyota dominated in quality, espe-

cially in the keyAmericanmarket for small andmidsize cars.Japan began building high-quality small cars and tapped intoAmerica’s growing appetite for fuel efficiency in the 1970s.With their sterling reputation, theywere able to chargemorethan Detroit automakers and cut Detroit’s U.S. market sharefrom 78 percent in 1980 tojust under 43 percent in 2009,according to Ward’s AutoIn-foBank.

Cars from Detroit gener-ally weren’t as trouble-freein the 1980s and ‘90s. Hyun-dai executives concede theirquality used to be poor.

However, around 2006, asGeneral Motors, Ford MotorCo. and Chrysler Group LLCwere heading into financialtrouble, they realized thatpeople were shifting away from trucks and sport utilityvehicles to smaller cars and car-based crossover SUVs. Gaspriceswere on the rise again, and the companies, which reliedon bigger vehicles for their profits, had few cars to offer.

Fearing the shift, Detroit decided to go after the Japaneseand shifted research dollars from trucks to cars after years ofneglect. Detroit also realized that Hondas and Toyotas werequieter andmore reliable, so they spentmore on engineeringand parts to close the gap.

Meanwhile, Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Co. andKia Motors Corp. were busy redesigning their cars, chang-ing tomore cutting-edge looks to boost sales. Then, Toyota’sreputation was tarnished by a series of safety recalls, andHonda played conservative with new models that lookedsimilar to the old ones.

The newfound emphasis on quality has closed the gapbetween best and worst in the industry. In 1998, J.D. Powerand Associates, which surveys owners about trouble withtheir cars after three years, found an industry average of278 problems per 100 vehicles. By this year, the number fellto 132.

In 1998, the most reliable car had 92 problems per 100vehicles, while the least reliable had 517, a gap of 425. Thisyear the gap closed to 284 problems.

“We don’t have total clunkers like we used to,” says DaveSargent, automotive vice president with J.D. Power. Nearlyall automakers are improving in quality, but manufacturersthat are at the bottom of the rankings are improving morequickly than those at the top, Sargent said.

Detroit’s three automakers have narrowed the quality gapconsiderably against brands from other countries. In 1998,J.D. Power found 42 more problems per 100 vehicles withGM, Ford and Chrysler cars and trucks. This year the gaphad narrowed to just 13. While car prices are still rising,the narrow gap keeps Japanese automakers from charging apremium over rivals with similar models.

The competition helps consumers by giving them morechoices and more car for their money.

Some examples:n Compacts: It used to be that the Toyota Corolla

and Honda Civic were far better than the rest, and theycost more. But the new Chevrolet Cruze and the vastlyimproved Hyundai Elantra and Ford Focus are givingconsumers more options. The Cruze, which went on salein 2010, is far better than the car it replaced, the ChevroletCobalt. GM sold 231,000 Cruzes last year to pass the Civicfor second place and come within 9,000 of the Corolla, thesmall-car sales leader.

While Corollas and Civics were in short supply followingJapan’sMarch earthquake, the Cruze offered a good alterna-tive for people who didn’t want to wait. In May, Cruze salessurged 40 percent over theCobalt’s year-earlier sales, bestingall rivals to become the top-selling U.S. compact that month.The competition has nearly erased the premium paid forHondas andToyotas. But that’s largely due to price increasesby competitors. Since compacts have more features, peopleare paying more for the Focus, Elantra and Cruze.

For example, in 2007, Toyota got an average of $15,820 forevery Corolla it sold, a premium of $1,708 over what GMcharged for a Chevy Cobalt. The average Cobalt sold for$14,112.

But last year the roles reversed. The premium insteadwentto General Motors, which got an average price of $19,858 forthe Cruze, which replaced the Cobalt in 2010. That’s $2,028more than the Corolla at $17,830, according to the TrueCar.comwebsite.

n Midsize cars: Toyota’s Camry and Honda’s Accordused to be dominant. But Ford’s Fusion, Nissan’s Altima andHyundai’s Sonata are cutting into their sales. TheCamry keptits long-held title as the nation’s top-selling car last year, butthe Altima and Fusion passed the Accord, which is typicallyNo. 2. The price premium paid for Hondas and Toyotas hasnearly vanished inmidsize cars as well. Likewith small cars,people are payingmore because ofmore standard equipmentand options.

Competition forcingautomakers to betterquality, meaning fewerproblems for consumers

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“It’s very hard to find products thataren’t good anymore,” says JeremyAnwyl, CEOof the Edmunds.comauto-motivewebsite. “In safety, performanceand quality, the differences just don’thave material impact.”

First-year law student RandallRosales found many good choiceslast year when he began looking fora small luxury SUV to replace hismother’s 2008 Infiniti sedan in Dal-las. At 22 years old, he’s his family’sdesignated car expert. Unlike previ-ous searches, he’s found that everyvehicle on his list has similar qualityand options.

“It ’s getting harder to choosebecause every manufacturer, at leastin the luxury class, tends to have allthe features we consider essential,”Rosales said.

In past searches, some automak-ers, including those based in theU.S., were behind in features likeBluetooth cell phone links and touch-screen controls, Rosales said. Butthat has pretty much evened out,he said.

He considered the BMW X3, Mer-cedes GLK350, Lexus RX 350 andInf initi EX35 before picking an

Audi Q5 because the fuel economyof its turbocharged four-cylinderengine and its interior quality setit apart.

With quality, fuel economy and priceclose to equal across the U.S. market,companies also are pushing the edgeon exterior design to differentiate theircars. Honda, for instance, unveiled adaring new Accord coupe in Detroitthat looks like a far more expensivecar, while Ford did the same with itsnew Fusion.

“It’s got to be beautiful,” says MaryBarra, GM’s product development chiefwho led work on a new Cadillac smallluxury sports sedan.

Another way to stand apart is tolower a car’s base price, sacrificingprofits to gain market share, at leastinitially.

That’s what Chrysler is hoping forwith the new Dodge Dart compact,which starts around $16,000, about$700 less than a Cruze and $500 lessthan the Ford Focus, the Dart’s twomain competitors.

CEO Sergio Marchionne says thecompany won’t make much moneyon a basic Dart. But the lower pricewill get the car on shopping lists, andMarchionne is hoping people will add

features and pay more.Chrysler in the past spent little on

compact-car development and hasn’toffered a competitive one for years.But being late has its benefits. Chrysler

learned by avoidingmistakes made byother companies, says RalphGilles, thecompany’s chief designer.

“Coming last to the party, you canbring a nice bottle of wine,” he says.

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From rail to road to air, a look back at the Tri-State in motion

The Camden Interstate Railway Company was organized on Dec. 13, 1900, to splice together several local streetcar lines to form a true interurban route between Guyandotte, Ashlandand Hanging Rock, Ohio, by using a ferry boat between Ashland and Coal Grove, Ohio. Soon afterward, local steamboat traffic dried up and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s “shuttle”to Ashland and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s “dummy” to Kenova were discontinued. Eventually, all of the original horsecars gave way to electrically powered streetcars, which inturn bowed to buses in 1937. Camden Park, a picnic spot started by the company in 1902, still operates as a separate entity.

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American Airlines pilots and stewardess. Possibly at Tri-State Airport shortly after itopened in 1952. American Airlines and Eastern Airline served the airport. “The plane is aDouglas DC-3 of the tail down type,” said Richard McCoy of Huntington. Date is unknown,although the photo is likely from the early 1950s.

The body of Chief Justice Fred Vinson (Jan. 22, 1890 — Sept. 8, 1953) arrives from Washington,D.C., on a Chesapeake & Ohio train in Louisa, Ky., in September 1953. Vinson had served in allthree branches of U.S. government. According to the Oyez Project, “Fred Vinson was the son ofa rural Kentucky county jailer and his wife. He worked his way through college and law schooland entered the practice of law in Kentucky at the age of 21. Vinson was a congressman for8 terms and served on the influential Ways and Means Committee during much of the NewDeal. He resigned his House seat to accept an appointment by Roosevelt to the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the District of Columbia. After five years on the bench, Vinson resigned to accept anappointment in the Roosevelt administration as head of the Office of Economic Stabilization.Vinson later succeeded former justice James Byrnes as head of the Office of War Mobilization.Vinson became a trusted advisor to President Harry Truman, who appointed him Secretary ofthe Treasury. Truman later nominated Vinson to the position of Chief Justice. Vinson avoidedthe announcement of sweeping constitutional principles. He resisted overturning prior deci-sions. Though he helped chip away at the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of racial separation,he resisted a head-on confrontation of the issue in Brown v. Board of Education. Vinson’ssudden death from a heart attack in 1953 paved the way for the unanimous opinion craftedby Vinson’s successor, Earl Warren.” Vinson is buried at Pinehill Cemetery in Louisa, Ky.

Gillen FordSales andService on3rd Avenuein Chesa-peake,Ohio, datesback to1920. Dateunknown,but pos-sibly fromaround1950.

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According to the Tri-State Airport web site, the Tri-StateAirport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authorityappointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres inKenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and theTri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952.

Caption from James Casto’s “Images of America: Cabell County”: “James Arthur Garner is shown at the wheel of his four-cylinder Winton 6 automobile, purchased in the fall of 1909 and credited by George Selden Wallace with being the firstautomobile in the city of Huntington. The car is shown parked in front of Gallick’s Book Store in the 900 block of 4th Avenue.Note the gas tank located above the running board for fueling the headlights.”

Today’s Lawrence County Airparkwas known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938.American discontinued serviceat the airport in 1945, deem-ing it no longer adequate. Theend of World War II and thedeparture of American Airlinesat Chesapeake, Ohio, gave newmomentum to the idea of build-ing a modern airport. The resultwas Tri-State Airport, whichopened in 1952. Thanks to JimCasto for the information. Dateis unknown, but this photo wastaken before the Nick J. RahallBridge was built in 1968.

ABOVE: This is at the Island Creekcoal loading facility at 11th-12thstreets, according to Richard McCoy.“The sternwheeler Crescent is put-ting in a day’s work, positioningbarges to be loaded,” he said. “Thisis what Huntington was all about— Collis P. Huntington building theC&O railway, getting coal loaded onthe Ohio River where transportationwas cheapest and connected to thegreat markets both upstream anddown and around the world. IslandCreek Coal Co. is up in a hollowabove Logan. A nine-foot thick seamof high-grade coal that will neverplay out.” Date is unknown.

LEFT: Before succumbing to thelure of diesel power, the C&O triedother ideas. One was streamliningsome of its old steam locomotives.An even bolder attempt to stave offthe spread of the diesels was C&O’s500, the first coal-burning steamturbine-electric locomotive ever con-structed and the largest passengerlocomotive in the world. Built in1947, it was more than 154 feetlong, including its water tender, andhad a rated top speed of 100 milesper hour. Unfortunately, the ill-fatedlocomotive never lived up to itsambitious billing, and the C&O qui-etly abandoned the project. Shownhere posing with the 500 is one ofthe uniformed airline-style hostesswho briefly appeared on C&O pas-senger trains in the 1940s. Like the500, the stewardess idea proved unsuc-cessful and was discontinued. Thanksto Jim Casto for the information.

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here were times during the past five years when IrontonMayor Rich Blankenship said it felt like the plans to build anew Ironton-Russell Bridge were falling apart faster than theexisting 90-year-old bridge itself.

The long road to replace the bridge predates Blankenship’stenure as mayor by nearly two decades, as far back as 1991,

when the Ohio Department of Transportation deemed the bridge“structurally deficient” and placed restrictions on the bridge, prohibit-ing semi tractor-trailers and big box-style trucks weighing more than65 percent of federal weight limits at the time.

That was followed by feasibility studies during the late 1990s byODOT to explore just the possibility of building a new bridge in addi-tion to more extensive weight limits and years of routine shut downsfor inspections and repairs. Even with those restrictions in place, atleast 10,000 cars cross the bridge each day.

While the red tape was being untangled, a $1.1 million rehabilitationproject was enough to keep the bridge open in 2009, but the restric-tions and red tape remained.

“For the four plus years I’ve been mayor this has been a major proj-ect I’ve been working on for state officials,” Blankenship said. “Withinthe first 60 days of my term I met with Ted Strickland, who was thegovernor at the time, about this bridge. We’ve been working at this fora while, and there are so many others who worked on this project priorto my being mayor.”

All of that hard work seemed to finally have paid off earlier this monthas crews with Brayman Construction of Saxonburg, Pa., began clearingbrush and moving the earth on both sides of the river to make way for thenew bridge, which is expected to be completed in2015.

The current bridge should be taken down bysummer 2016, Fuller said.

The third timewas the charm this JanuarywhenBrayman was awarded an $81 million contract toconstruct the bridge.

In 2007, the bidding process came to a screech-ing halt when bids came inwell above $100millionfor a project, which, at the time, had an $85millionbudget, said Kathleen Fuller, a spokeswoman forthe District 9 office of ODOT in Chillicothe.

Fuller attributed that skyrocketing cost to theoriginal design of the bridge and the cost of materials, which spiked wellabove their anticipated levels during the bidding process.

The original design called for a one-of-a-kind bridge that Fuller saidwould have been the only bridge of its type and scale in theMidwest, pos-sibly the U.S.

That design called for a single tower bridge with wide shoulders and asidewalk, similar to the U.S. Grant Bridge in Portsmouth, but a little bitbigger, Fuller said.

Ground beginningto move for a new

Ironton-Russell Bridge

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In the redesign, it was changed to a two-tower structure with standard shoulders, andthe sidewalks were eliminated.

“In doing this we were able to bring downthe cost significantly,” Fuller said. “Therewere a few other less-recognizable changesthatweremade to bring the cost down, but thebiggest cost driver in the original design wasthe single tower.”

Following the redesign, it seemed like itwas once again back to the bidding process inAugust 2011, but that processwas halted beforeit even began. ODOT officials said at the timetheywere looking for potential public-privatepartnerships to finance the project.

That was followed up by a visit to Blanken-ship from the same ODOT officials, who told

him the biddingprocess would bepostponed untilJune 2012.

That momentnearly was thebreaking pointfor two decadesof work, Blanken-ship said.

“I said, ‘Thanks,but I’m going tohave to go talkto your directorabout this,’ andthat ’s exact lywhat I did,” Blan-

kenship said. “I went to him and expressedthe necessity of this new bridge. I told himabout the history of this whole process. Hewas a new director, and it was important tomake sure he understood what all had hap-pened in the process of us trying to get thisnew bridge.

“After that meeting, I was informed thebidding process on the bridge would moveforward.”

The result of that final push can be found onfull display at the future access points of thebridge, near South 2nd Street and MadisonStreet in Ironton, and near U.S. 23 in Russell.

On the Russell side, the bridge willtouch down over a residential area withCSX train tracks running through thearea, and Fuller said construction crewshave already planned their constructionaround existing sewer, water and com-munication lines.

“We certainly don’t want to interruptthose lines or the service in them,” Full-er said. “Everything has been carefullymarked, so contractors don’t get involved inany of those areas and create a nightmarefor residents. We’re taking every precautionwe can.”

While the new, more structurally appro-priate bridge will mean more traffic travel-ling through the area, namely tractor trail-ers, Russell Mayor Bill Hopkins said he isconcerned the traffic might not flow in histown’s favor.

The bridge currently feeds right into down-town Russell, but the new access point willsteer traffic away from the area Hopkins saidhas been developing at a good pace in recentyears.

“We just have to take what we can getin this situation. We won’t really knowwhat kind of impact it will have until ithappens. We’re hoping we’ll eventuallybe able to get a new entrance into Russellto make it easier to get downtown afterthe bridge is built. ,” Hopkins said. “Thereal focus is on the importance of gettinga new bridge because it’s no secret it’s not

safe. It can’t carry the weight or volumeof today’s traffic. It’s getting old fast, andI think we’re all more concerned aboutsafety right now.”

In Ironton, themood surrounding the bridgeis nothing if not uplifting, according to BillDingus, executive director of theGreater Law-rence County Area Chamber of Commerce.

Dingus’ involvement with bridge planninghas been extensive.

He serves on the Governor’s Transpor-tation Review Advisory Committee, andhe said he has kept his eye on this entireprocess.

“I have monitored this project closely,”Dingus said. “We are very pleased to seethis project taking shape. The majority ofthe construction cost will be spent in thelocal region thus adding huge economicbenefits to the local region on both theIronton and Russell sides of the OhioRiver.”

Dingus estimated between $40million and$50 million could be fed into the local econ-omy, taking into consideration the effects on

local restaurants and lodging facilities.He also was excited at the prospect of

having a stronger link between Irontonand Russell.

“You look at that region with Our Ladyof Bellefonte Hospital, all of the industrialspace in the area, the population that residesjust within one mile of the bridge in Ken-tucky, and the link to U.S. 23, and you haveto know it’s an excellent idea,” Dingus said.“It’s a very positive step. This bridge willbe a direct connection of two great places.It will be a tremendous asset to both com-munities.”

Despite their differing perspectives onwhat the future might hold for their com-munities the mayors of both towns said theyare pleased to have been able to work withone another in making this 20-year longdream a reality.

“We’re very happy things have gottenstarted,” Hopkins said. “For the prob-lems that have come from the planningperspective, there’s been no problem atall between communication in the towns.

We’ve all been able to work togetheracross the river on so many differentthings, and the bridge is just another oneof them. We’ve given the bridge all of thesupport we possibly can, and likewisethey do the same for us.”

Blankenship said the battle for the bridgehas been well fought.

“A lot of these issues have been withthe state, but even with those problemseveryone in ODOT has been courteous,kind and professional. This bridge is justa continuation of a lot of good workingrelationships,” Blankenship said. “WhenI think about how important this is tothe community here and throughout theTri-State it really feels like I’m doing myjob and I’m doing it the right way. WhenI look out and see these constructioncrews, I just have to sit back and think,‘I’m finally getting a bridge.’”

Lacie Pierson is a reporter for The Herald-Dispatch. Comments may be emailed to herat [email protected].

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“I said, ‘Thanks, but I’m goingto have to go talk to your director

about this,’ and that’s exactly what Idid. I went to him and expressed thenecessity of this new bridge. I toldhim about the history of this wholeprocess. He was a new director, and

it was important to make sure heunderstood what all had happened

in the process of us trying to get thisnew bridge. After that meeting, I

was informed the bidding process onthe bridge would move forward.”

Rich BlankenshipIronton mayor on the work he did after being told

by ODOT officials the bidding process for theIronton-Russell Bridge would again be postponed

“It’s a very positivestep. This bridge willbe a direct connectionof two great places.It will be a tremendousasset to bothcommunities.”Bill Dingusexecutive director of theGreater Lawrence CountyArea Chamber ofCommerce

IRONTON — Counting chicks before they hatch is a big partof Jennifer Norris’ job as a wildlife research biologist for the OhioDivision of Natural Resources.Specifically, Norris is the statewide coordinator for the

ODNR peregrine falcon recovery program, which began in1988 when the falcon was part of the federal list of endan-gered species.Today, thanks to the efforts of wildlife experts like Norris, the

falcon is no longer considered to be endangered, but it remainson the list of threatened species, which means the falcons stillarea closely monitored by state officials.Research has showed that DDE, which is a by-product of DDT,

accumulates in the fatty tissue of female peregrine falcons, whichdisrupts their production of normal calcium layers in egg shaleformation, according to the ODNR website.Norris and a team of DNR employees keep track of the falcons

that live throughout Ohio, which includes a pair of falcons thatnest on the Ironton-Russell Bridge, which is slated to be torndown in 2016.Norris and her team have been tracking falcons living at the

bridge since 2002. She said there have been at least two pairs offalcons to live at the site.The nesting area on the bridge may sound unusual, but Nor-

ris said the peregrine falcons historically nest on cliffs and haveadapted to urban development by nesting on bridges and sky-scrapers.“The Latin word ‘peregrine’ means ‘wandering,’ and that is fit-

ting as the birds are migratory,” Norris said. “As their Latin namesuggests they do wander around, so as the population has beenincreasing, more falcons are looking to find nest locations thatare suitable. The bridge in Ironton has provided a suitable habi-tat.”The wandering nature of the falcons is evident by the

most recent pairing to take to the bridge. The male falconwas from Kentucky, and the female was a native of Penn-sylvania.“When they get together, they are monogamous, but if their

mate dies, they will find a new one,” Norris said.She said that might be the case for this couple. She said the

male’s presence at the Ironton-Russell bridge can be traced backto 2007, but 2011 was the first year the female was known tonest at the bridge.The life expectancy for a peregrine falcon is between 12 and

18 years in the wild. Norris said the two oldest falcons in Ohioare 17 and 19 years old.Now that the days are numbered on the 90-year-old Ironton-

Russell Bridge, which is a 10-year-old nesting area, Norris said anew nesting plan already is in place.“The Division of Wildlife has been working closely with the

Department of Transportation in the plans for the new bridge,”Norris said. “We’re going to be providing a new habitat on thenew bridge, and we’ll be working to move the birds to that bridgewell before the current bridge is torn down.“We’re hoping the better digs will entice them.”

There are some concerns that the destruction of the currentbridge might scare off the falcons, but Norris said the bird’s nest-ing season typically takes place slightly before the constructionseason when the bridge would be torn down.John Jenkins is the manager of the Cooper Hollow Wildlife

Area, and he said the presence of the falcons in the state is aunique one.“I hope people appreciate the opportunity to see them.

Not anyone has the chance to go across the street and seeone,” Jenkins said. “Of course, they are a wild species, soit is important to keeping in mind they can get aggressive attimes. That is pretty normal, but when it comes to having arare chance to see a rare bird, people in this area are prettyprivileged.”

— Lacie Pierson, The Herald-Dispatch

State officials hatch new plan for threatened falcons living on bridge


Dave Scott of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Divisionof Wildlife, displays one of the four baby peregrine falcons thatwere retrieved from the Ironton-Russell Bridge in this 2007 filephoto. Officials from the Ohio Division of Natural Resources havebeen working on a new nesting plan for the threatened peregrinefalcons that nest at the existing Ironton-Russell Bridge. “We’regoing to be providing a new habitat on the new bridge, and we’llbe working to move the birds to that bridge well before the cur-rent bridge is torn down,” said Jennifer Norris of the DNR.

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The price of everyday items depends on sev-eral factors, but the importance of waterwaytransportation is sometimes overlooked.

Products can travel by railway, air, highwayand by water. Locally, tons of cargo traveldown theOhio River through the Port of Hun-tington Tri-State daily.

The port is the largest inland port in theUnited States, made up of a waterway stretch-ing 199miles through the Ohio, Kanawha andBig Sandy rivers, according to the Environ-mental Protection Agency website.

“We’removing about 63million tons of cargothrough theport system,” saidPatrickDonovan,directorofMaritimeandIntermodalTransporta-tion at theRahall Transportation Institute.

Coal accounts for 44 million tons of thecargo. Themajority of the coal stays local butsome becomes exported for the globalmarket,Donovan said.

Theproduct supply chain is directly affectedby the production of coal and the amount ofpressure the coal industry experiences since itis considered the primary product traveling bywaterway in the area, said Donovan, also thedirector of the National Maritime Enhance-ment Institute atMarshall University. Ifminesare not receiving permits or being closeddown, that affects the amount of cargo trav-eling through the port. In return, the fundingreceived for the port’s upkeep can decline.

Allmeansof transportation in theTri-Statearecontrolledby theDepartmentofTransportation,except the waterways. The Huntington port iscontrolledby theU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersas part of the Department of Defense. TheU.S. Army Corps of Engineers currently basesfunding for the port on the tonnage that travelsthrough it, rather than thevalueof theproducts,Donovan said. If the amount of cargo travelingthrough the port begins declining, investmentsinto the locks and dams are affected.

“If you do not have reliable locks and dams,then the ability to take high dollar container-ization products is greatly reduced,” Donovansaid. “If we continue on a downward trend oncoal andwe lose themaintenance on our locksand dams, then the reliability declines.”

With the coal industry under pressure, anintegration could change the entire outlook.

Integrating thePortofHuntingtonTri-State intotheregular supplychainwithNorfolkSouthern’sHeartland Corridor, Prichard Intermodal andother means of transportation, would cause“phenomenal things,” Donovan said. Once thePrichard Intermodal opens, containers fromthedouble-stacked trains traveling the HeartlandCorridor can be transferred to trucks. Thesetruckswould thenbe able todeliver the items tovessels traveling through the port’swaterways.

Donovan estimates that probably 20,000containers travel by the road system annually.However, projections show that the PrichardIntermodal Facility could move up to 60,000to 65,000 containers each year.

“You start talking about a market that sizeand you’re talking about users,” Donovan said.“You’re going to grow (current) businessesand bring more businesses in. While you’redoing that, we need to start thinking aboutcompetitive modes. Keep costs down andthat’s the marine highways.”

Instead of truck drivers having to travel longdistances to deliver containers of product,they would be traveling from the facility tothe port terminal, Donovan said. These driverswould then be able to be home at night sincethe vessels and railways would be hauling thecontainers the farther distances.

“Getting the product there is what we’retalking about. There are somany costs associ-ated that people don’t think about,” Donovansaid. “That truck running down the road cre-ates costs. It creates an economic impact onthe highway department and there’s costswiththemaritime. The costs of the locks and dams.All of these have to be taken into account.”

OncethePanamaCanalexpansioniscomplete,therewill onlybeoneporton theEastCoast thatwill have a deep enough draft to accommodatethe Post-Panamax vessel, Donovan said. Thatport is located in Virginia and is tied to theHeartlandCorridor.Thiswill allowWestCoastproducts tobecarriedby trainup theHeartlandCorridor, where they can then be transferred totrucks and later to vessels.

Any time products can be delivered viawaterways, that is less maintenance theDepartment of Transportation will face onroadways. If the maintenance and deliverycosts are lower, customers will experiencelower costs in stores when buying new prod-ucts.

Ohio River, Port of Huntingtonlooking to integrate with plannedintermodal facility at Prichard

A barge carries coal on theOhio River between Chesa-peake and Huntington in thisSept. 2010 file photo.



Patrick Donovan is the director of Maritime and Intermodal Transportation at the RTI and directorof the National Maritime Enhancement Institute at Marshall University.

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Looking for a travel experi-ence by rail?

Of course, you always canbook passage on Amtrak’sCardinal, which runsbetween New York, Wash-ington, Huntington, Ashland,Cincinnati, Indianapolisand Chicago on Sundays,Wednesdays and Fridays.Passengers can travel incoaches or sleepers, and foodand beverage service is avail-able. Call (304) 523-7721 or(800) USA-RAIL (872-7245).

But suppose you’re moreinterested in a rail trip that’smore, as we say, outside thebox? Several upcoming jauntssponsored by the Collis P.Huntington Railroad Histori-cal Society Inc. may be justthe ticket.

The society’s most well-known excursion is the NewRiver Train, which runsbetween Huntington andHinton, W.Va., four timesduring October, and has beenoperated on various datesmost years since 1966. But thegroup also sponsors severallesser known outings, too.

n First up is a four-day triptoWashington, D.C., fromSunday, March 25, throughWednesday, March 28,aboard Amtrak’s Cardinal.Passengers ride in two ofthe society’s luxury railroadcars — parlor car BraddockInn and lounge car NYC 38— and enjoy five meals whileon board. The fares - $739 perperson based on double occu-pancy and $839 per personbased on single occupancy— include three nights at theHoliday Inn Express, motor-coach transportation whilein town, three continentalbreakfasts at the hotel, twodinners in the D.C. area, a tripto Arlington National Cem-etery to witness the changingof the guard at The Tomb ofthe Unknowns, and visits tothe Smithsonian Institution’smuseums and the NationalCathedral.

n Four trips are plannedto The Greenbrier atWhiteSulphur Springs, W.Va.— three one-day trips onApril 20, Sept. 26, and Dec.2, and an overnight trip onMay 9-11. On the day trips,travelers ride the eastboundCardinal to the resort andreturn via motorcoach witha stop at Tamarack. Includedin the $209-per-person fareare a buffet lunch, a Bunkertour and afternoon tea timeat the resort. The overnighttrip — available for $769 perperson based on double occu-pancy— includes round-triptransportation on the Amtraktrain and two nights’ lodgingat the resort, access to its new

casino, two breakfasts andtwo dinners, afternoon teatime, and a historic hotel tour.

n The society will spon-sor two four-day getaways toNew York City on June 3-6and Dec. 9-12. The $709-per-person fare includes round-trip transportation betweenHuntington and Newark,N.J., aboard the BraddockInn and NYC 38 on the rearof the Cardinal, six meals onthe train, three nights’ lodg-ing at the Hampton Inn inLinden, N.J., round-trip bustransportation between theNewark station and the hotelin Linden, two breakfastsat the hotel, a 48-hour GrayLine sightseeing pass, timeto shop on your own, and theoption of buying a New YorkCity pass — $80 for one dayor $130 for two days— to gainaccess to more than 55 attrac-tions in all five New Yorkboroughs. Fares aboard NewJersey Transit trains betweenLinden and New York PennStation are extra.

n This year’s four one-day New River Train tripswill operate on Oct. 20, 21,27 and 28. Per-person faresare $149 in coach, $239 inpremium service loungeand parlor cars, and $269 inglass-topped dome cars. Pre-mium and dome passengersreceive hot breakfasts anddinners. Coach passengerscan purchase food in a cafécar. Passengers can enjoy the“Railroad Days Festival” dur-ing the afternoon layover inHinton. This train is operatedin conjunction with Amtrakand several private railroadcar owners throughout thenation.

Society members who serveas car hosts, travel escorts,chefs and waiters on thesetrips — and many of theirpassengers as well —wouldagree with the words of poetEdna St. Vincent Millay: “ ...there isn’t a train I wouldn’ttake, no matter where it’sgoing.”

All prices are subject tochange. For more informa-tion, call (304) 523-0364 or(866) 639-7487 or go to www.NewRiverTrain.com or Face-book.com/newrivertrain.

Bob Withers is a retiredreporter for The Herald-Dis-patch and a railroad enthu-siast.

Huntingtonboasts varietyof options fortravel by rail

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Photo courtesy of Tyson Compton

The New River Train Excursions travel through Hawk’s Nest,which offers scenic views of the New River Valley. The NewRiver Train trips for 2012 are scheduled for Oct. 20, 21, 27and 28.

By MITCH STACYThe Associated Press

MIAMI — Cruise industry leaders onTuesday gathered for their first annualconvention since the Costa Concordiadisaster, driving home their commit-ment to safety and expressing confidencethat the resulting lull in business is onlytemporary.

The Concordia accident, in which32 people died when the ship ranaground in January off the coast ofItaly, cast a long shadow over thisyear’s Cruise Shipping Miami con-ference. The annual meeting drawsthousands of people who work in thecruise and travel industries in morethan 100 countries.

Costa’s parent company, CarnivalCorp. , the world’s largest cruiseoperator, said booking trends arerunning behind last year, leading itlast week to slash 2012 prof it fore-casts nearly in half. Miami-basedCarnival’s brands also include Prin-cess Cruises, Holland America Lineand Cunard Line.

“As everyone here well knows, theConcordia incident has focused con-siderable attention on our industry,”Carnival Corp. vice chairman andCOO Howard Frank said in his key-note address. “While most of thisattention has been negative, and weare clearly seeing some setbacks inthe short term, we have faced similarsetbacks in the past, and in each casewe have shown tremendous resiliencyin bouncing back.”

Frank, who is also chairman of theCruise Lines International Associationtrade group, said that in the aftermathof Concordia, despite the industry’sgood safety record, cruise lines are re-emphasizing passenger and crew safety,implementing “a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review of our shipboard safetyand emergency response procedures.”That will include improved emergencymuster training for all passengers priorto departure.

Other high-profile incidents alsohave dinged the industry in f irst

two months of the new year. Latelast month, another Costa ship —theAllegra — caught fire and lost power,leaving passengers without workingtoilets, running water or air condi-tioning for three days. An outbreakof norovirus on ships on Princess andRoyal Caribbean lines and the rob-bery of 22 Carnival passengers on abus tour in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,added to the parade of bad news.

Still, industry leaders said with 14new ships coming online in 2012 andthe continued trend toward global-ization, they expect to see a recordnumber of people taking cruise vaca-tions this year.

The trade group is expecting 17.2million passengers across its 26 mem-ber lines this year, up 5 percent from2011 . International business is up— about 68 percent of the passen-gers will be from North America,compared with 74 percent two yearsago. In addition to the new ships thisyear, 10 more will debut between 2013and 2015.

Still only about 3 percent of thepeople in the United States have evertaken a cruise, creating “abundantprospects for growth,” said ChristineDuffy, president of the industry tradegroup.

Gerald Cahill, president and CEOof Carnival Cruise Lines, lamented

that the Concordia tragedy came at atime when the industry was expectedto further recover from the reces-sion and get more people onboardwithout offering deep discounts. Hesaid the company stopped all of itsmarketing after the accident but hasnow resumed, leading to an uptick inbookings.

“My perception was, most of ourguests recognize — especially thosewho have been a cruise before — thatthe cruise industry provides a verysafe vacation,” Cahill said. “I do thinkthere were some people who aren’t asfamiliar with the industry, who werescared off by a lot of the media. Therecertainly was constant attention, andit did affect our business, no questionabout it.

“I think the industry will weather thisin the United States,” he said. “I don’tthink we’ll get back as much pricingprobably as we otherwise would havehad this not occurred, but I think wemove into future years we’ll continue toget stronger.”

Vicky Garcia, executive vice pres-ident of Cruise Planners/AmericanExpress, a network of more than 800travel agents, said bookings for theremainder of the year have remainedstrong, even though it’s likely somewould-be f irst-time cruisers werescared off by the Concordia accidentand the other negative stories.

“We don’t knowwhatwemissed out onin terms of first-time cruisers that maynot have called,” Garcia said. “Thosewhowe were in the process of dealing withdidn’t change (their plans).”

Prior to the Concordia accident, theCruise Lines International Associationcounted 28 fatalities on its member linesfrom 2002 to 2011, 22 of whichwere crewmembers. During that period, cruiseships carried 223 million passengers andcrew.

“All the surveys we’ve done say peoplesee this as an isolated incident and theywill continue to cruise,” said Daniel J.Hanrahan, president and CEO of Celeb-rity Cruises.

Cruise industry leadersre-emphasize safety


A couple watches as the refurbished cruise ship Costa Neo Romantica departs from Savona harbor, Italy, forits inaugural cruise on March 2 the day after the Costa Allegra cruise reached the Seychelles main island afterbeing towed for three days in the Indian Ocean following a fire in the engine room, and the day before the firsthearing to discuss evidence for the accident in which the Costa Concordia crashed in the tiny Italian island ofGiglio, killing 32 people. In the wake of such recent disasters, cruise industry leaders have sought to drive hometheir commitment to safety at their annual convention.

“My perception was, most of ourguests recognize — especiallythose who have been a cruise

before — that the cruise industryprovides a very safe vacation. I dothink there were some people whoaren’t as familiar with the industry,who were scared off by a lot of the

media. There certainly was con-stant attention, and it did affect our

business, no question about it.”Gerald Cahill

president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines

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President - Bluefield State College

Bluefield State College (BSC) is seeking applications and nominations for the position of President. Reporting tothe Board of Governors (BOG), the president is the chief executive officer of the Institution, defining its educationalcommitments, its standard of excellence and securing necessary resources for the fulfillment of its mission. Thepresident will lead BSC to success through inspirational and purposeful leadership. He or she will be expected to

articulate the mission, vision, and core values of the college, and to work with each of the Institution’s constituentsto enable them to achieve the mission. The president is the executive agent of the BOG and shall, as educational and

administrative head of BSC, exercise such powers that are inherent in the position in promoting, supporting,and protecting the interests of the school and in managing and directing its affairs. The successful candidate

must have an earned doctorate from an accredited institution; demonstrated senior executive and/ormanagement level experience in higher education; college level teaching experience; an appreciation forand sensitivity to the uniqueness of Appalachian people; an understanding of the importance and rolesof historically black institutions; experience interacting with state legislators and state governing bodies;outstanding communication skills; capacity to attract and maintain diverse students, faculty, and staff; andinvolvement in external fund raising.

Review of applications will begin on March 31, 2012. To ensure full consideration, applicants mustsubmit a resume or curriculum vitae with an accompanying letter of interest that addresses specificallyhow the candidate’s experiences and qualifications intersect with the College’s mission and strategicpriorities and the names and addresses of five professional references to BSC Presidential Search,P.O. Box 1538, Bluefield, WV 24701-1538 or by e-mail to: [email protected]. Applicationmaterials should include a complete “BSC Presidential Application Overview” which can be foundwith the position profile at www.bluefieldstate.edu. Applications and expressions of interest in thepresidency will be treated in confidence.

Bluefield State College is an EO/AA institution. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities arestrongly encouraged to apply.

Bluefield State College (BSC) is a historically black college with a rich and diverse history nestled in the terraced hills of SouthernWest Virginia. The College’s student body represents a cross section of “cultures, races, and ethnicity, but also of age, gender,and socioeconomic, family, and employment status” (Bluefield State College Institutional Compact 2007 - 2012, p.6). The Collegeoffers baccalaureate and associate degrees and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students. Instructional programs are

offered in engineering technology, business, teacher education, arts and ciences, and nursing and health science professions.The College has 14 accredited programs and plans to begin offering programs online. The Institution is accredited by theNorth Central Association and The Higher Learning Commission. BSC is a member of the NCAA Division II and the West Virginia

Intercollegiate Athletics Conference. ��

Interested in a rewarding career in Behavioral Health?Starlight Behavioral Health Services is now accepting applications forthe positions of:Direct Care StaffThese positions will be working with individuals with DevelopmentalDisabilities.Candidates must have high school diploma or GED and current, valid driver’slicense with proof of insurance & registration. Experience preferred.All Shifts Available $7.25 - $9.25 / hourTo apply send interest letter to:Starlight Behavioral Health ATTN: DCS5317 Cherry Lawn Road Huntington, WV 25705304-302-2078Print out an application online at www.starlightbhs.comor stop by our Huntington office EOE��

St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 393 bed tertiary care teaching facility with medical schoolaffiliation, has immediate openings for the following position:Supervisor Documentation and CodingSuccessful candidate will have 2 yrs. management experience, extensive knowledge ofhospital inpatient and outpatient reimbursement methodologies. In-depth knowledge ofmedical terminology; ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 Coding conventions as well as knowledge ofthe various DRG Systems. Basic concepts of human anatomy, physiology, and pathology.Strong knowledge of health records, computer systems, Microsoft applications, data integrity,and processing techniques. Ability to mentor; guide, and motivate Direct Reports throughthe demonstration of best practices and leading by example. Excellent organizational skillsincluding the ability to multi-task; prioritize essential tasks, and follow-through and meettimelines. Leader within the organization for ICD-10-CM implementation. RHIA, RHIT, CCS,or RN/LPN with experience and training in this arena.Excellent salary and work family benefits, includingfree health insurance for full-time employees.Please visit our website at:www.st-marys.org and apply on-line underCareers & Education. EOE

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PER DIEM CRISIS CARE LPN’SFOR THE HOME CARE PROGRAM

Primary duties include but are not limited to: Providingroutine nursing visits and personal care to patients asnecessary: providing comfort oriented physical care topatients: providing emotional support to patients/familiesQualified applicants will be licensed in WV and Ohio;minimum of 1-year licensed practical nursing experience,hospice or home health preferred; proof of liabilityinsurance; reliable transportation; must be able to travel toall of Hospice of Huntington’s service area and must haveflexibility in scheduling. Mileage paid at the IRS rate.

Applications may be downloaded from the Hospice ofHuntington, Inc. website at www. hospiceofhuntington.org or picked up at the Hospice office at 1101 6th Avenue,Huntington, WV. Applications may be submitted on line ormailed to HR Director, 1101 6th Ave., Huntington, WV, 25701.

Hospice of Huntington, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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Sales Professional WantedForest Memorial Park is seeking a self-motivated experienced sales professional.This is a full time position with great income potential.Must possess great communication skills and experience working with people. Thisposition requires prospecting, meeting with families, giving presentations and sell-ing pre-need cemetery arrangements. This is a career opportunity as everyone willsomeday need the products and services we provide.

WE OFFER:• Excellent Compensation Program• Weekly & Monthly Performance Bonus• Awards Programs for Excellence in Service• Lead Programs • Complete Benefit Pkg. (dental, health, life)• 401K • Paid Training

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Hospice of Huntington, Inc. is seeking qualifiedapplicants for a part-time housekeeper atthe Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House.High school diploma, GED, and reliabletransportation required. Applications may bedownloaded from the Hospice of Huntington,Inc. website at www.hospiceofhuntington.orgor picked up at the Hospice office at 1101 6thAvenue, Huntington, WV.Send the completed application to HR Director@ 1101 6th.

Hospice of Huntington, Inc.is an equal opportunity employer.

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AdministratorWVU Physicians of Charleston is presently recruiting fora full-time Administrator for its Pediatrics Department.This position is responsible for supporting the financial,administrative and operational management of thedepartment. Functions as the major operations officer forthe department. Responsible for personnel managementof support staff. Oversees billing and collection processfor department. Assists in faculty recruitment. Bachelor’sdegree in Business, Health Care Administration orrelated field required. Master of Business or HealthcareAdministration is preferred. Three years’ experience at theadministrator level required, preferably in the health carefield. Experience with managed care issues preferred.Experience in an academic environment preferred. Excellentbenefits package provided.

Send resume to WVU Physicians of Charleston, Attn:Human Resources, 3110 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston,WV 25304 or fax to (304) 347-1328.

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West Virginia Advocates, Inc. West Virginia’sdesignated protection and advocacy system committedto promoting and protecting the human and legal rightsof citizens with disabilities is seeking an advocate.

Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and minimum of one year experiencewith disabilities. Applicant must have exceptional writingand speaking skills. Experience investigating abuse andneglect preferred. This is a full time non-exempt positionin our Charleston office. Only qualified individuals shouldapply. Salary range is $1,973-$3,154 per month withgenerous benefit package. Please submit resume by03/31/2012.

Send resume to:Executive Director

West VirginiaAdvocates, Inc.

1207 Quarrier Street, 4th Floor, Charleston, WV 25301Fax 346-0867 • Email: [email protected]

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Account Executive - Ashland, KYSuddenlink Media has one of the largest advertising sales forces in WV and the Tri State areaand is a division of one of the largest cable companies.Cable television viewership and advertising continues to grow as networks like Discovery,ESPN, FX, TNT and USA dominate the ratings race. If you are looking for a fast paced career inthe world of television this could be your dream job.Suddenlink Media Account Executives sell an established product and advise local businessowners on marketing their business using the world’s most powerful medium, cable television.If you have outside sales experience, especially in media, and if you are not on track to make atleast $60,000 this opportunity could be for you!Our professional sales people are critical to our success. We are committed to providing topsales training and products to our clients and our employees.We provide an excellent benefits package including health insurance, expense reimbursement,entertainment allowance, salary, and some of the highest commission rates in the industry.apply on-line at www.work4suddenlink.com and send your resume to:Suddenlink Media 300 Star Ave. Suite 321 ~ Parkersburg, WV 26101 EOE/AA Employer

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American Medical Facilities Management (AMFM), LLC has an exciting opportunityfor a Quality Standards Nursing Coordinator. This position will be responsible formonitoring and evaluating the overall operations of the Nursing Department in our11 skilled nursing & long-term care facilities.

The successful candidate must have demonstrated long-term care experience,leadership ability, excellent communication skills, legal nurse consultant certificatesdesired but not required, and a valid WV registered nursing license. Frequent travelwill be required.

We value the passion and experience of our employees and offer a competitivesalary, paid professional fees, 401 (k), wellness program and much more!

Please send resumes to: AMFM/HR - 240 Capitol St. Suite 500 Charleston, WV [email protected]

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Full-time Registered Nurse for the Home Care Programwith Long Term Care ExperiencePrimary duties include but are not limited to: Perform assessment of assignedpatients and derive nursing diagnoses based on assessment data; provideinformation about the hospice program to potential hospice patientsand referral sources; plan nursing interventions in collaboration with theinterdisciplinary team to resolve current problems or prevent potentialproblems; provide teaching to patients/families to assist in the patient’scomfort as needed; assess the need for home health aide services.Qualified applicants will be a graduate of an accredited professional school of

nursing; BSN preferred; licensed in West Virginia and Ohio; minimum of 2 yearsregistered nursing experience; long term care experience, preferred; homehealth or hospice nursing; must have reliable transportation, current driver’slicense, and automobile insurance. Mileage paid at the IRS rate..

Full-time Float Registered Nurses - Home Care ProgramPrimary duties include but are not limited to: Perform assessment of assignedpatients and derive nursing diagnoses based on assessment data; evaluatepatient for appropriateness for admission; provide teaching to patients/families to assist in the patients’ comfort as needed and promote working in ateam environment.Qualified applicants will be a graduate of an accredited professional school ofnursing; BSN preferred; licensed in West Virginia and Ohio; minimum of 2 yearsregistered nursing experience; home health or hospice nursing preferred;must have the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Musthave reliable transportation.

Applications may be downloaded from the Hospice of Huntington, Inc.website at: www.hospiceofhuntington.org or picked up at the Hospice officeat 1101 6th Avenue, Huntington, WV. Applications may be submitted on line ormailed to HR Director, 1101 6th Ave., Huntington, WV, 25701.


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Shift+ Weekend DifferentialExcellent Health Care PackagePaid Professional FeesScholarship Opportunities and more!Stop by to fill out an application at

Lincoln Nursing &Rehabilitation CenterPO Box 386200 Monday DriveHamlin, WV 25523Phone: (304) 824-3133Fax: (304) 824-7577EOE M/F/V/H o Drug Free Employer


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United Hospital Center has an immediate full time openingfor a Physician Practice Administrator. The responsibilities ofthis position will be to manage the day to day operations of thePhysician Practices with the support and help of the individualoffice managers. Primary responsibilities include coordinatingissues involving physician enrollment, practice start up,accounting, purchasing, human resources, facilities, informationtechnology and other practicemanagement issues.

United Hospital Center offers a comprehensive benefitprogram including a competitive salary, health and lifeinsurance, retirement and TSA plans, vacation and ill time, tuitionreimbursement, andmuchmore! A sign on bonus is negotiable.

If you are interested in the opportunity and meet the postedqualifications, please complete an application online at www.theNewUHC.com.

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The West Virginia State University Research and DevelopmentCorporation/Gus R. Douglass Institute Family and Consumer SciencesProgram invites applications for the FULL-TIME POSITION OF HEALTHYFAMILIES/HEALTHY CHILDREN ASSOCIATE.The HFHC Extension Associate will contribute to high-impact educationalprograms by instructing individuals and groups in the areas of computerskills, literacy, workforce development training, financial education, healthyrelationships, and parenting education. The HFHC Extension Associatewill also be expected to deliver timely, research-based information andprograms to our diverse clientele and stakeholders, and will be responsiblefor developing promotional materials, creating program schedules, andmaintaining relations with outside agencies in Kanawha County and thesurrounding areas.For a complete job description, required qualifications, and instructionson how to apply, please visit: http://grdi.wvstateu.edu /employment.WVSU R&D Corporation is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workplace.

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LPNPAIS, Inc. is currently seeking full-time motivated and dedi-cated LPNs to provide medication administration and nurs-ing services to individuals with disabilities. Pay rangingfrom $13.00 to $15.00 per hour. Don’t miss this opportunityto make a difference!

Contact us at (304) 302-2010 or stop by6351 Rout 60 East, Suite 8,Barboursville, WV for anapplication. You may also applyonline at www.paiswv.com or emaila resume to [email protected]

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Mechanic needed for ConstructionEquipment Dealership in Cannonsburg, KY.Must have own tools.Competitive Salary and Benefits.Send resume to: P.O. Box 3939,Charleston, WV 25339or email to:[email protected]

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HOSPICE OF HUNTINGTON,INC. IS SEEKING QUALIFIEDAPPLICANTS FORTHE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

Community Outreach Coordinator (Full-Time)

Duties include, but are not limited to: Increase awareness andunderstanding about hospice programs and services through publicspeaking engagements, presentations, health fairs, workshops andspecial events throughout the agency’s five-county service area;manages internal Speakers Bureau; solicits and coordinates variousoutreach opportunities among hospice employees and volunteersto; provides accurate reporting and analysis of outreach efforts;maintains various contact databases and schedules.

Qualified applicants: BS or BA in communications, marketing, publicrelations or related field; prior project management in a healthcare setting experience preferred; requires some evenings andweekends; advanced Microsoft Office skills; desktop publishingskills a plus and time management skills; possess effectivecommunication skills and be highly organized; minimum 5 yearsprogressively responsible experience in program implementationand public speaking.

Application may be downloaded from website atwww.hospiceofhuntington.org or picked up at the Hospice ofHuntington business office at 1101 Sixth Ave., Huntington, WV. Acurrent resume and 3 professional references are req’d. Sendcomplete application package to Pamela Hilgendorf, HR Director atP.O. Box 464, Huntington, WV 25709.


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