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Backyard bird watchers need to be extra vigilant this year in maintaining their feeders, according to ornithologist Richard Bailey of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section. “We’ve received widespread reports of large flocks of pine siskins, a North American migratory bird in the finch family, so we could be in for…
A new online portal has been launched by the U.S. Small Business Administration to accept nominations for its 2013 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. The dedicated web portal, accessible at http://nationalsmallbusinessweek.sba.gov/, will make it easier to submit and track submissions of nominees for Small Business…
Small businesses and nonprofit organizations are now eligible to apply for matching mini-grant funding that will assist with the cost of conducting a service project in the communities where they live and work. The West Virginia Business Volunteer Council (BVC) will provide a direct cash match of up to $500 to eligible and approved applicants.…
A group of Marshall University students has produced a parody of a popular music video as part of a national contest to promote science. The parody, called “The Lab Song,” is a take-off on the Bruno Mars music video “The Lazy Song.” The students’ video has only been online for a few days but it…
Josh Hobbs was recently named City Hospital’s Quality Service Award winner for September 2012. Each month, the hospital’s Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the Quality Service Award. Hobbs, a respiratory therapist, was nominated by one of his co-workers who stated, “During a busy Saturday night, Josh helped me with my very hectic…
The Upper Mon Valley SCORE chapter will conduct a “Starting a New Business” workshop on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at The Huntington National Bank located at 103 Adams St., Fairmont, WV. Registration can be made online at www.wvscore.org. The workshop will cover business organization options, state and federal licensing, and…