Matthew Cummings Takes Post as New WVSBDC Business Coach

Matthew Cummings joins the statewide network of business coaches under the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC), Director Erika Bailey announced today. “Matthew has years of experience in the finance and commercial banking fields for several institutions,” Bailey said. “The insights he brings to the table will present valuable advantages to West Virginia’s small […]

Three Honored by Women’s Philanthropy Society of Cabell Huntington Hospital

More than 250 women across the Tri-State attended the 16th annual Women’s Philanthropy Society Annual Luncheon at Guyan Golf and Country Club on Saturday, March 4, to honor three women who have made a positive impact on the community. The Christie Kinsey Focus Award, the Kitty Hage Lifetime Achievement Award and the new Abigail McNeely […]

State Film Office to Host Film Production Accounting Workshop

The West Virginia Film Office will host a two-day workforce training Film Production Accounting 101 workshop March 25-26 at West Virginia State University’s Economic Development Center (WVSU EDC) in Charleston. This hands-on skills training will be provided by film industry veteran John Gaskin, a Chicago-based film production accountant-auditor, who will focus on the skill sets […]

Halting the Hoax: WVU Event Spotlights Fake News to Promote Transparency

By Emily Corio Fake news is nothing new. Sensational tabloid headlines have been entertaining shoppers waiting in grocery store check-out aisles long before similar, shocking headlines started popping up in our social media feeds. What is new, though, is the proliferation of fake news online, and experts say the 2016 presidential race helped feed the […]