WASHINGTON, DC – On June 4 the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider three nominees to serve as Commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Before voting to confirm all three nominees, Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) noted that confirmation of these three nominations[Read More…]
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10 Years of Strategic Success: LMC’s Milestone Shines Bright
Agency LMC Celebrates a Decade of Excellence in Marketing and Advertising ELKINS, W.Va. — Agency LMC (LMC), a premier full-service advertising, marketing, and public relations agency based in Elkins, West Virginia, proudly celebrates its 10th anniversary this June. Since its inception in 2014, LMC has been at the forefront of[Read More…]
Community engagement and partnerships the focus of Thursday’s WVSOM presentation
Online option offered; NIH to present national engagement ‘toolkit’ based on WVSOM’s CRCH model LEWISBURG W.Va. — Anyone interested in increasing community engagement and building community partnerships will want to attend or view the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) — in partnership with the National[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: USDA Rural Development joins Glenville State University and West Virginia Community Development Hub for the 2nd annual Rural Partners Network Federal Partners Forum
WHO: Dr. Basil Gooden, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development; Ryan Thorn, West Virginia State Director, USDA Rural Development; Lee Jones, Executive Director, Rural Partners Network (RPN), USDA Rural Development; Dilawar Syed, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Robert Shafer, Mayor, city of Summersville; Stephanie Tyree, Executive[Read More…]
New manufacturing facility announced for Wood County
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and officials of Japan-based SOMAR, on June 3, announced that SOMAR will establish a facility to manufacture an epoxy resin product used in the automotive sector. The new facility will be located in Wood County within the Polymer Alliance Zone Industrial[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin to join bipartisan Senate delegation to Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC — On June 3, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, announced he will join the bipartisan Senate delegation traveling to Normandy, France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by Allied forces during World War II. “We[Read More…]
W.Va. National Guard’s Ridge Healer trains U.K. special operations medical teams for irregular warfare, austere medicine
West Virginia Press Association WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. – Nestled in a valley in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern West Virginia sits an out-of-use mining operations building that had become the temporary, clandestine medical facility for a team of British special operations forces medics and doctors. As the rain poured down,[Read More…]
West Virginia’s year-to-date surplus exceeds $700 million with one month left in fiscal year
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia recorded a $63.7 million surplus in May, which boosts the state’s year-to-date surplus to $701.1 million. In May, total General Revenue Fund collections exceeded $397.3 million, bringing the cumulative year-to-date collections for Fiscal Year 2024 to[Read More…]
WVU’s West Virginia Small Satellite Center Team awarded 2024 Mission Concept University Nanosat Program Grant
West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Small Satellite Center (WVSSC) at West Virginia University (WVU) is among eight teams selected to work with NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) and the U.S. military as part of the 2024 Mission Concept University Nanosat Program (UNP). The team’s principal investigator[Read More…]
Asher Agency celebrates 50th anniversary
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In July, Asher Agency will celebrate its half-century legacy and its success as a full-service advertising, marketing, and public relations agency. In addition to its Fort Wayne, Ind., headquarters, Asher has offices in Charleston, W.Va., Washington D.C., and Indianapolis, Ind. Steve Morrison, Vice[Read More…]
