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In 2011, trade – exports and imports – with the 11 other countries participating in the U.S. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations supported an estimated 68,000 jobs in West Virginia, according to recent economic data released by the Business Roundtable. In addition to the United States, the TPP countries include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia,…
Smallwood & Small Insurance in Martinsburg has been named as an Erie Insurance 2013 Personal Lines Elite Award winner for achieving growth and profitability goals. The Erie Insurance Elite Award recognizes the top 10 Erie agents companywide in one of three lines of business – Personal Lines, Commercial, and Life. Smallwood & Small Insurance won…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it is seeking grant proposals to award up to $1.5 million in funding to for-profit and non-profit service providers including, but not limited to, universities, trade and professional associations, firms, and other organizations. The grants are for special projects to promote the development, success, and long-term survival of…
Special Independence Day weekend events and activities are planned at Blackwater Falls State Park July 3-6, including a Thursday evening performance by Bil Lepp, West Virginia’s popular comedian, storyteller and humorist. “We also will have programs that include crafts and nature studies that encourage youth and adults to get involved in outdoors activities,” said Paulita…
Dr. R. Mark Hatfield, a Charleston-based retina specialist, has been appointed administrative chairman of Marshall University’s department of ophthalmology. Dr. Joseph I. Shapiro, dean of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, said the appointment is effective today. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Hatfield join us at Marshall,” Shapiro said. “He is…
Nothing says summer fun like the Fourth of July holiday. Stonewall Resort in Lewis County will offer activities the whole family will enjoy Independence Day weekend, July 4-6, 2014, including live music and fireworks. Steve Ludwig, director of sales and marketing at Stonewall Resort, said, “This year’s musical entertainment will be West Virginia’s own Wyatt…