By Breanna Francis, The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A recent decision to allow the state Attorney General’s Office to take over the Medicaid Fraud unit at the state level is just another step taken by leadership to address the needs of those who cannot always protect themselves from[Read More…]
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SBA invites America’s small businesses to share their story
Call for 2020 National and District Small Business Week Nominations Now Open Release from the U.S. Small Business Administration: WASHINGTON, DC –The U.S. Small Business Administration is now accepting nominations for its 2020 National and District Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year. For more[Read More…]
TechConnect’s Women & Technology Conference set for Oct. 21 in Charleston
Release from TechConnect West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Addressing the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), while also encouraging women to excel in these fields is the driving pursuit of the 2019 Women & Technology Conference, to be held on Monday, Oct. 21 at[Read More…]
Media Alert: U.S. Sen. Manchin press conference today at 11:15 a.m. on worker pensions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, will host a press conference with a group of Senators today at 11:15 a.m. at Dirksen Senate Building, room G-50 on legislation to protect and secure multi-employer pensions for American workers including West Virginia coal miners through the American Miners Act. WEDNESDAY,[Read More…]
Monroe County Farm Bureau recommends changes to W.Va. hemp testing
By Jackie Whetzel, For The Register-Herald BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Local hemp farmers say the West Virginia Department of Agriculture is requiring them to undergo more stringent testing than other states — and they’re not happy about it. It’s now come out that the Monroe County Farm Bureau has asked the[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice awards grants at Huntington Tri-State, Yeager, and Mercer Co. airports
From the office of the Governor: CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice joined leaders with the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission (WVAC) today, holding a series of events at a trio of airports across the state, to present hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-worth of grant funding to go toward major improvement projects. The grant award ceremonies[Read More…]
President Gee builds on his five years at WVU to plan the University’s future
From the WVU Today: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The wisdom of the past, especially as articulated by Abraham Lincoln, provides a guidepost for the future, especially for the land-grant universities he signed into law, West Virginia University President Gordon Gee said Monday (Oct. 14) in his annual State of the University address. Weaving[Read More…]
WV Ready Graduate today launches website to engage students, families, employers
Program brings together businesses to promote student readiness CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia business leaders are stepping up to support WV Ready Graduate, a statewide program that prepares high school students for college and careers. “WV Ready Graduate gives West Virginia employers an opportunity to support high school students and help[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, Oct. 15
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TURKEY, KURDS BATTLE FOR KEY SYRIAN BORDER TOWN Turkey defies growing condemnation[Read More…]
West Virginia Housing Development Fund announces new rate
Release from the West Virginia Housing Development Fund: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There has never been a better time to purchase a home in West Virginia. The West Virginia Housing Development Fund is offering qualifying homebuyers a 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.78%. Down payment and closing cost assistance loans are also[Read More…]
