Jim Ross

As Nucor Corp. executives examine opportunities in both the short and long terms, data centers and their energy needs figure in.

Developers of the proposed data center along W.Va. 62 north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, have submitted their application for a construction permit to the West Virgnia Department of Environmental Protection. While the DEP review process is going on, the project's opponents are working on their next steps.

Developers of the proposed data center along W.Va. 62 north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, have submitted their application for a construction permit to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

The growth of data centers to feed the increasing demand for artificial intelligence means the nation will need more electricity, Nucor CEO Leon Topalian said during April 28, 2026, as operations that once consumed megawatts of power now need gigawatts.

CSX Transportation on Monday joined the fight to prevent Union Pacific Corp.'s acquisition of Norfolk Southern Corp. and is creating its own resource to help people file comments with the Surface Transportation Board to stop it.

Another competing railroad has filed its opposition to the proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern Corp. by Union Pacific Corp.

For months, concerns have mounted over significant inequities between Central's baseball and softball programs. Now, a coach has resigned, and the girls are still getting shortchanged.

The regulatory battle over whether Union Pacific Corp. should be allowed to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. in an $85 billion deal continued this week as UP filed its answer to criticisms of its amended application.

Union Pacific Corp.'s need of approval from the federal Surface Transportation Board to buy Norfolk Southern Corp. gives communities an opening they may not have otherwise to work with Union Pacific to resolve local problems.

The Surface Transportation Board wants more detailed information on whether a merger of Norfolk Southern Railroad. with Union Pacific Corp. could force other major carriers such as CSX to seek