Cafaro News Articles

  02/15/2023 Boscov’s to open 50th store; first in West Virginia Al Urbanski Real Estate Editor & Manager – Chain Store Age “We’re a family-owned business,” said CEO Jim Boscov. “We can make decisions to please the customer, not the stock market.” The common word heard to describe department stores these days is “declining.”  But

Huge Meadowbrook Mall Demolition Effort Under Way Costing $600,000-Plus to Set Way for New Anchor ConnectBridgeport.com by Jeff Toquinto on November 15, 2022 The process for getting Meadowbrook Mall ready for its “biggest merchant ever” is now taking a physical form. For anyone who has been on the backside of the mall, or the portion facing Interstate

Meadowbrook Mall States its “Largest Merchant Ever” Scheduled to Open Doors in Bridgeport in 2023 By Jeff Toquinto on October 26, 2022 Meadowbrook Mall is about to have a major addition. In fact, today, officials with Cafaro, the mall’s parent company confirmed as much in a press release sent out. What the press release did not say

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ said Tuesday it will locate an electric battery factory in northern West Virginia. The batteries will be built at a 482,000-square-foot (4.5-hectare) plant in Taylor County off U.S. Route 50 near Bridgeport, the company said in a statement. The plant, which eventually will employ 350 workers, originally

(WDTV) | By WDTV News Staff | Published: Apr. 28, 2022 at 10:55 AM EDT|Updated: 22 hours ago BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – Meadowbrook Mall will host an active shooter drill on Sunday, May 1. The drill training will be with the Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management, Bridgeport Police Department and Bridgeport Fire Department, according to a City of Bridgeport Facebook post.

by: Heather Hale | Posted: Mar 5, 2022 / 07:58 PM EST | Updated: Mar 5, 2022 / 07:58 PM EST | WBOY-TV BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Unicare’s Repack the Backpack event made its last stop for the school year at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Unicare holds the event in different

By Jeff Toquinto on February 23, 2022 Wes Brown’s journey to Harrison County and eventually settling today in Bridgeport is not the path he perceived as a young man growing up Dorchester County in South Carolina. It was a rough area, he said, and he learned how to work hard at a young age.   “Dorchester is

by Josiah Cork STAFF WRITER | January 9, 2022 The 2021 holiday shopping season was highly successful thanks to a much higher level of in-person shopping, according to reports. | Submitted photo   Shoppers took to the stores during the 2021 holiday shopping season to deliver higher in-person numbers than in the last two years.

by Josiah Cork STAFF WRITER | Nov 26, 2021   Leah Michael, owner of Sudsberry Homemade Bath & Body, recorded record-breaking sales after being open for only a few hours Friday morning. | Staff photo by Josiah Cork Amy Hackett of Buckhannon was one of many shoppers out seeking deals on Black Friday. Specifically, Hackett

by Steven Baublitz STAFF WRITER Clarksburg Police Sgt. Paul Graeber and his girlfriend, Ali Lopez, hand out candy from the trunk of a decorated Clarksburg Police Department cruiser during Trunk-or-Treat with Law Enforcement Meadowbrook Mall on Thursday evening. | Staff photo by Steven Baublitz   Lines of costumed children and their families wrap around Meadowbrook

Funds will go toward clean energy products manufacturing facility by Charles Young SENIOR STAFF WRITER Oct 1, 2021 This site drawing, prepared by the Thrasher Group, shows the planned Harrison Regional Industrial Park. The Thrasher Group CLARKSBURG,W.Va. (WV News) — The Harrison County Commission is set to receive a $2.6 million federal grant that is

By: Sarah Jones, Sports Editor/Reporter – Updated: 17 hours ago Posted Mar 9, 2021 BRIDGEPORT— The Grafton Wrestling Club traveled to Bridgeport over the weekend, taking over the Meadowbrook Mall, hitting the mats to compete in the Tribe Takedown Classic hosted by Bridgeport. The Tribe Takedown Classic was setup as a nontraditional tournament utilizing the