The Man Behind the Mic: An Interview with Tony Caridi
By Kensie Westerfield Growing up, I remember how much my dad loved to watch Mountaineer sports. He would turn on the TV, turn down the volume and crank up the radio. I have met many sports fans since then who, like my dad, love nothing more than to be able to watch the game while […]
West Virginia Executive Sports Hall of Fame
By Jennifer Jett and Kensie Westerfield Over the years, we have been inundated by requests from our readers to publish a sports issue. When we made the decision to add this topic to our editorial calendar, one thing was certain: we needed to develop our own sports hall of fame. What we didn’t expect was […]
The Friends of Coal Bowl: Building a Rivalry and a Brand
By T.L. Headley Coca-Cola, Las Vegas, the New York Yankees—these names alone are enough for the senses to kick into gear. You can almost taste the Coke, see the lights of the city, smell the hot dogs and hear the crack of the bat. What’s more, you can visualize the symbols connected with the products—the […]
Building Global Markets: Why it Matters
By Sudhakar Jamkhandi, Ph.D We’re all familiar with the phrase “going global.” Some of us even engage in this practice. How many of us, though, are familiar with the concept of “building the capacities of emerging democracies and market economies?” Surely this is the responsibility of new democracies or new market economies themselves, right? And […]
