MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – As some 5,000 new undergraduates make their way to Morgantown this week along with a cadre of returning students, West Virginia University officials have a weekend of fun and engaging activities planned aimed at transforming student culture. “As I have talked with students and families, I have stressed that at[Read More…]
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Senate Communication Director works as media resource
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — For the media, legislative session is known to be a hectic time at the statehouse. Reporters mill around, waiting to get a statement from a desired senator amidst a flurry of tape recorders and microphones, while crowds of people gather around the rotunda and in the meeting[Read More…]
SBA participates in Lunch & Learn with Lockheed Martin
FAIRMONT, W.Va. ─ Those interested in learning how small and diverse businesses can market their capabilities to become a supplier to Lockheed Martin will get their chance later this month. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office joins officials from Lockheed Martin for a Lunch and Learn session Thursday, August 27, from noon to 3:30 p.m. at[Read More…]
Del. Moffatt reiterates call to arm guard
Del. Moffatt travels to Chattanooga Army Recruiter to place flag at Memorial CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Exactly three weeks ago the Chattanooga Army Recruiter was attacked by a lone gunman killing Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Lance Clp. Squire K. Wells, Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, Sgt. Carson Holmquist, and Petty Officer Randall[Read More…]
McConnell on passage of Senate’s ARENA Act
“We will not sit back while this administration seeks to destroy our nation’s energy economy and the struggling workers and families that depend on it.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today issued the following statement after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed Sen. Capito’s[Read More…]
Dead at Deadline!
By Kevin Slimp The News Guru [email protected] Emergencies are just part of the game in our business! In retrospect, I love the email subject line: “Dead at deadline.” The email came to me at 6:15 last night, just as I was getting ready to take my two teenagers out for[Read More…]
This week in history: Aug. 12-19
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Aug. 13, 1900: Railroad mogul and founder of Huntington, Collis Potter Huntington, died. Raised in poverty, Huntington went west when gold was discovered in[Read More…]
SBA boosts economic impact of accelerators with $4.4 million in prizes
West Virginia organization among recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced the 80 winners of the second annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The recipients represent 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico including WV Hive from Beckley, West Virginia. Accelerators serve entrepreneurs in[Read More…]
WV Women Work: State losing nonprofit that helps women find work?
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia Women Work has helped women find employment for 15 years, but that is about to end. With training sites in Morgantown, Charleston and Martinsburg, the nonprofit WVWW has trained and placed hundreds of women in non-traditional, higher-paying jobs across the state since 2000. The nonprofit’s 11-week,[Read More…]
Preston County ISP expanding services, want to alleviate residents’ “broadband woes”
By Amanda Shaffer For The Preston County News & Journal HAZELTON, W.Va. — Internet and highspeed broadband in North Preston County has been problematic, as many residents have either little or no access. But a Hazelton technology company is hoping to change of that by making a nearly $2 million investment in new fiber-optic lines.“We are[Read More…]
