Retail & Dining Growth: South Charleston’s Park Place keeps expanding, with Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen slated to come to the mixed-use development, joining Mission BBQ and other new businesses as the city aims to add options not already common in West Virginia. Water & Industry Costs: WVA Manufacturing (Alloy) filed an out-of-time intervention tied to Fayette County’s effort to sell PSDs to American Water, arguing its water rates could jump about 200% over three years and that it wasn’t properly notified. Power Infrastructure Pushback: Berkeley County formally opposed the Valley Link 765-kV transmission project, saying the burden would fall on local landowners and residents while benefits flow to out-of-state load centers; similar concerns are also driving opposition elsewhere along the route. Mining & Training: Federal funding is being announced for mining schools, including Virginia Tech’s mining program, as part of a push to grow the critical minerals workforce. Food Safety Watch: The CDC says West Virginia is among 15 states tied to a lettuce-linked cyclosporiasis outbreak, while officials continue monitoring as contaminated products are pulled. Workplace Safety: Nucor Steel West Virginia shut down a job site after a written threat referencing Aug. 10, with law enforcement and the FBI investigating. Public Health Operations: Monongalia County and USDA plan oral rabies vaccine bait distribution in Morgantown and surrounding rural areas in mid-August.