MARTINSBURG — A company from Poland has opened its first branch in the U.S. with a sales and distribution center in West Virginia.

Chemours, the chemical company formed in 2015 as a spinoff of DuPont, announced Friday it plans to eliminate 57 jobs from its Belle plant by the end of the year.

Purdue Pharma, a drug manufacturer accused of fueling America's epidemic of opioid addiction through its sale of the profitable but highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy Sunday.

A Wyoming County native with more than a decade of newspaper circulation experience is joining HD Media as group vice president of audience development.

Mardi Gras Casino and Resort will host a job fair with onsite interviews from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday on the resort’s lower level at its location off the Cross Lanes exit of Interstate 64.

WELCH — The McDowell County Economic Development Authority has a new leader and an old question: how does a county that was once booming regain its economic footing?

A deal approved Friday between West Virginia American Water Company and the Town of Glasgow means that more than 300 customers who rely on the town’s municipal water service will soon be transferred to the state’s largest water provider.

Shoppers at the Crossings Mall Kmart, in Elkview, said Wednesday they are not looking forward to longer drives to shop for household supplies, pick up prescription drugs or grab ready-baked pizzas when the store closes in December.

Now that Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp. is paying a $53.5 million settlement to landowners who say they were shorted royalty payments, the company has agreed to drop a lawsuit against the state.

HUNTINGTON — Recent stock market volatility has some investors concerned. "I try to have a diverse portfolio," said Raymond Sturgeon, of Putnam County, who says he has both short- and long-term investments. "I am not that worried about most of my long-term investments, except for maybe my 401(k) and some concern about other short-term investments."

One of just two remaining Kmart locations in West Virginia will close its doors permanently before the end of the year, according to a statement from the retailer’s parent company, Sears Holdings Co.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — West Virginia’s top economic leaders discussed different ways to develop the state’s economy, ultimately pointing to growth in the petrochemical industry.

Commerce Secretary Ed Gaunch’s ongoing series of listening tours with state business owners and operators will resume Tuesday in Kanawha County.

WAYNE — Wayne County commissioners say they have identified an agency interested in operating the Heartland Intermodal Gateway facility, which has struggled to gain much of a foothold in the freight transfer business since it opened four years ago.