March 10, 2017 – West Virginia Executive Magazine

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Lewis College of Business Students Win Second Place in Business Competition

Business NewsBy cyndee March 10, 2017 Leave a comment

Students and faculty in Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business claimed second place in the fifth annual Peoples Bank Undergraduate Business Case Competition on Feb. 11. Dr. Marc Sollosy, assistant professor of management, served as the faculty advisor for five undergraduate students: Justin Hurt, Amanda Nelson, Eli Tilley, Ellen Castro and Jordan Fanelli. The team…

Governor Justice Announces 131 Jobs in Northern Panhandle

Business NewsBy cyndee March 10, 2017 Leave a comment

Governor Jim Justice announced today that Bidell Gas Compression, a subsidiary of the Canadian company Total Energy Services Inc., will base its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Weirton, West Virginia. The company will repurpose a 100,000 square.foot decommissioned machine shop to fabricate, sell, lease and service natural gas compression equipment to customers operating throughout North America and…

Fourth Annual West Virginia Urban Agriculture Conference

Business NewsBy cyndee March 10, 2017 Leave a comment

Registration is open for the fourth annual West Virginia Urban Agriculture Conference, to be held April 28-29, 2017, at Camp Virgil Tate in Charleston. The event will feature workshops on topics such as homesteading, urban growing, marketing, livestock, small fruit production, as well as a new track targeting veterans in agriculture. “People who live in…

Lost & Found: New River Gorge

Executive ExclusivesBy cyndee March 10, 2017 1 Comment

By Katie Allie These are my stories from the road and hard-won guidance from a thoughtful traveler. If I’m making you curious about getting lost and finding the good stuff in this great big world we all share, then I’m doing something right. The greater New River Gorge recreation area is very close to my…