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 […]
Lost & Found: 5 Places Near West Virginia That Go Big for St. Patrick’s Day
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. St. Patrick’s Day: every year it comes around to bless us with […]
Shepherd Receives $142K Science Research Grant
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Division of Science and Research has renewed a grant for the third time from the Research Challenge Fund that allows Shepherd University science and mathematics students to spend the summer doing research. The $142,000, three-year grant will allow 11 students to work one-on-one with professors for eight weeks […]
