Colenda Chosen to Lead West Virginia United Health System

The West Virginia United Health System Board of Directors has selected Christopher C. Colenda, M.D., M.P.H., to be the next president and CEO of the system. Colenda is currently chancellor for health sciences at West Virginia University. He’ll assume the new role in January 2014. WVU President James P. Clements is the chair of the…

WVU Business College Named in top North American Sales Schools List for Second Straight Year

The majority of business professionals believe that being skilled in sales is a crucial part of everyday life. Don’t think so? Try going a day without selling a product, idea, viewpoint or philosophy to someone. That makes the achievement by the Professional Sales Institute at West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics (B&E) even…

Local Attorney Harry Bell Gives Voice to Transvaginal Mesh Victims

Harry Bell, Founder of The Bell Law Firm and a native of Charleston, has helped bring a voice to more than 25,000 women over the past year. As six MDL cases over alledgedly defective transvaginal mesh (TVM) medical implants before United States District Judge Joseph Goodwin remain pending, Bell has had a key role in…

Create WV 2013 Conference

The Future is the topic of the 6th annual Create West Virginia Conference, to be held in Richwood, West Virginia Thursday, October 24 through Saturday, October 26. “Richwood is the perfect backdrop for a conference on the future because it’s such a compelling symbol of the 20th century American industrial age,” says Rebecca Kimmons, 2013…

Alpha Associates, Inc. Announces the Addition of New Marketing Coordinator

Alpha Associates, Incorporated is proud to announce the addition of Amanda Colebank to the Alpha Associates team as Marketing Coordinator. Amanda graduated from West Virginia University in December 2010 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Journalism, Public Relations. Amanda joins Alpha from the Clay Center for the Arts and Science of WV in Charleston where…

West Virginia’s Premiere Anime, Manga and Gaming Convention Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Tsubasacon, West Virginia’s first and premiere Anime, Manga and Gaming convention, now in its tenth year serving the Tri-State, will be returning to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, WV. This year’s convention will be held the weekend of October 11 – 13, 2013.  Last year Tsubasacon gained a record attendance, with a 30%…