University Healthcare Foundation Supports Rural Scholars
Two fourth year medical students who are participants in the West Virginia Family Medicine Rural Scholars Program were recently presented with $10,000 awards courtesy of the University Healthcare Foundation. Madison Humerick and Ryan Miller, who were admitted to the program last year, are shown receiving their checks from George D. Harris, MD, MS, Chair, West […]
Deadline Looms for SBA Small Business R&D & Innovation Grants
The deadline nears for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) grants to state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities in support of innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program. Applications for the grants will no longer be accepted after April 11. “Our partnerships with business […]
Quality Service Award Recipient Announced at Berkeley Medical
John Poffenberger, RN, was recently named Berkeley Medical Center’s Quality Service Award winner for February 2014. Each month, the hospital’s Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the Quality Service Award. Poffenberger, a nurse in the emergency department, was nominated for the enthusiasm and dedication that he brings to his job as well as […]
Highmark finishes Affordable Care Act Enrollment Period with Strong Membership Growth Across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware
With the federal marketplace now closed, Highmark Inc. today announced that 181,144 individuals selected the insurer’s plans on and off the federal marketplace in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware. “We’re pleased with the number of enrollees who have chosen Highmark, and we look forward to providing them with high-quality health insurance,” said Deborah Rice Johnson, […]
Is a Solid Supply Chain Crucial To Your Company’s Success?
It could come in the form of a widespread electrical blackout. Or, it may occur on the heels of a massive storm. Local infrastructures are broken in the aftermath of a disaster. When that happens, transportation shutdowns and telecommunications failures can cut off your access to the critical suppliers that keep your business open. Developing […]
Concord University’s Beckley Campus to ‘Stuff the Bus’
Concord University’s Beckley campus is issuing the challenge to help them “Stuff the Bus” again this year. In 2013, the campaign collected a bus load of school supplies for children in Southern West Virginia helping them have a positive start to the new school year. Concord students, staff and faculty, along with individuals and businesses […]