West Virginia States for Business 2013" based on measures of competitiveness such as economy, workforce and cost of living – ranking among the bottom 5 states for the last six years running. West Virginia ranked 49th in the 2014 State New Economy Index, and has ranked in the bottom three states since 1999. West Virginia ranked last or next-to-last in critical indicators such as Workforce Education, Entrepreneurial Activity, High-Tech Jobs, and Scientists and Engineers. On January 9, 2014 near Charleston, the state capital, a chemical spill occurred that contaminated the water supply of 300,000 people in nine West Virginia counties. According to
Virginia State Route 191 Virginia State Route 191 State Route 191 (SR 191) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Jolliff Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 13, US 58, US 460, and US 460 Alternate north to SR 337 within the independent city of Chesapeake. SR 191 begins at a four-way intersection with US 13, US 58, US 460, and US 460 Alternate in the Bower's Hill area of the city of Chesapeake. US 13, US 58, US 460 head west as Military Highway toward Suffolk; just west of the intersection is the U.S. Highways'