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31 Mar

Jim Justice bought the Resort at Glade Springs

James Conley “Jim” Justice II, the 36th governor of West Virginia, has financial interests in coal, timber, agriculture, tourism and other industries, but is perhaps best known as the owner of the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs. He was...

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