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The economic environment is turning around for America’s small businesses despite some lingering challenges from the recession that hit the nation in 2008-2009, according to a new report released by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, an independent office that serves as the voice for small business within the federal government. “The…
Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC, a Huntington based law firm, announces that two of its attorneys, Lee Hall and Thomas Scarr, have been selected by their clients and peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Benchmark Litigation. Jenkins Fenstermaker is a multi-practice, full-service regional law firm with 22 attorneys. Thomas Scarr was selected for General Litigation…
Ashish Nimbarte, assistant professor of industrial and management systems engineering at West Virginia University, earned a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement source reduction through on-site assessments of industrial facilities. Small- and medium-sized manufacturing facilities in Martinsburg, Parkersburg, Charleston, Huntington and Wheeling, W.Va., under the auspices of the West Virginia Sustainable Communities,…
The Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College has been awarded a $30,000 National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] grant for its Folk Arts Program. Augusta is one of 832 non-profit organizations nationwide to receive a portion of $23.3 million in funding. The Art Works grant will support Augusta’s Dance Trail project, documentary recording…
As the field of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles evolves, it is essential that the automotive technician workforce is properly trained to provide maintenance on new technology vehicles. The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium http://www.naftc.wvu.edu, a program of West Virginia University, is launching a newly developed Electric Drive Vehicle Automotive Technician Training program to…
West Virginia University’s Center for Black Culture and Research will be hosting events all month long to celebrate Black History Month. “Our theme ‘Framing the Future, Embracing Our Past’ helps us to understand how important our history is as we move into the future,” said Marjorie Fuller, director of the WVU Center for Black Culture…