Steve Novotney Lives! Ep. #48 – Doug Giffin, JT Thomas

June 23, 2021

Guests: Doug Giffin, JT Thomas

What if PTT Global America does construct a $10 billion petrochemical “cracker” plant in Belmont County? Doug Giffin, the president of IBEW Local 141, will join me during the first hour of the show to discuss that very possibility. How many trades? How many jobs? For how long? What will the average salary be? What would such a project do for recruiting new members? Those questions and more.

JT Thomas, the son of legendary coach Jim Thomas, is scheduled for hour #2 to remember his father and the impact he had on young folks in Ohio County. We’ll also discuss the scholarship fund JT and his siblings have in his honor and how other folks can help keep it alive.

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Erika Donaghy https://erikadonaghy.com/

Erika Donaghy is a West Virginia-based business owner and artist. She and Steve Novotney are co-owners of Lede News, LLC She also owns Original PJ's Pizza in New Martinsville and Moundsville, WV, as well as her own web and graphic design company, Tavi Design. Long-established in the Upper Ohio Valley as a graphic designer working on local, regional, and national campaigns, Donaghy has been creating visual art for many years. Lately her sculptures have been gaining much attention and can be found in private collections across the US and gallery shows regionally.