SBA Administrator Announces National Small Business Week Award Winners
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced the 2016 National Small Business Week awardees for 17 different categories ranging from exporting, outreach, contracting, lending, disaster recovery to manufacturing and research and development. Last week Contreras-Sweet announced the 54 Small Business Person of the Year state and territorial winners. These […]
Tourism Projects Receive Funds to Attract Visitors
West Virginia Tourism Industry projects totaling over $2.5 million have been approved by the West Virginia Tourism Commission to receive nearly $1.1 million in matching funds through the Matching Advertising Partnership Program (MAPP). MAPP allows state tourism businesses to match their advertising dollars through partnerships with other tourism businesses and the state. Matches are based […]
Marshall University Forensic Science Center’s DNA Analysis Laboratory Designated as Criminal Justice Agency
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed S.B. 104 into law yesterday, designating the Forensic DNA Analysis Laboratory of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a criminal justice agency. This designation will allow the Forensic DNA Analysis Laboratory to build upon existing capabilities and infrastructure to provide DNA testing services and foster economic development. S.B. 104 […]
