Memorial Business Scholarship Established at Concord University

The Concord University Office of Advancement and the Concord University Foundation announce the establishment of the James H. “Buck” Harless Memorial Business Scholarship. The memorial scholarship is generously provided by the Preservati Family Charitable Trust Foundation. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a promising southern West Virginia student who is pursuing a degree in…

Arnold Earns Travel Marketing Professional Certification

Aaron Arnold, office manager for the Cabell-Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau, has earned Travel Marketing Professional (TMP) certification after completing a three-year program of the Southeast Tourism Society Marketing College. Arnold was one of 65 new TMPs recognized at the STS Spring Symposium in Baton Rouge, La. The STS Marketing College started in 1992, and…

West Virginia Department of Commerce Celebrates President’s E Export Award Winners

The West Virginia Department of Commerce congratulates three West Virginia companies on winning 2016 President’s “E” Awards for exporting. Presented Monday by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports Eagle Manufacturing Company of Wellsburg…

WV Photographer Creates New Print Method Using Acid Mine Drainage

From May 28 – June 12, 2016, the White Room Art Gallery will present On Confluence: Walks Down the North Fork, a series of new works by Thomas, West Virginia and Brussels, Belgium-based photographer John Ryan Brubaker. For this series, the artist, who currently serves as an Artist Research Fellow at the Belgian university LUCA…