Four Heroes Win SBA’s 2017 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts

A South Carolina mayor who championed his city’s post-disaster economic recovery, a volunteer who extended herself to support a small West Virginia town’s rebuilding after a flood, a Texas business owner who rebuilt his company after a devastating flood, and a Northern California public official leading the relief efforts for a fire-ravaged county have been…

West Virginia University Board of Governors Authorizes Term Sheet with KVC Health Systems

Today, the WVU Board of Governors authorized a term sheet for a lease-purchase agreement with KVC Health Systems for facilities on the Montgomery Campus. This agreement is an intent to lease, which details the obligations related to maintenance, payments and purchase. KVC intends to use the facilities to operate a specialized career college for youth…

Advantage Valley to Assist Firms Affected by Coal Downturn

Advantage Valley, Inc., a regional economic development organization promoting the Charleston and Huntington areas, has received a grant of $800,000 from the Robert C. Byrd Institute, which was funded through the POWER initiative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to improve the economic viability of manufacturing and related businesses that have been negatively affected due…

Attorney Ryan Weld Joins Spilman’s Wheeling Office

Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorney Ryan W. Weld has joined the law firm’s Wheeling office. “Ryan represents exactly the kind of legal professional we seek out for our team—bright, motivated, and community-minded,” said Sharon L. Potter, Member in Charge of Spilman’s Wheeling office. “He also brings additional focus to veterans’ affairs and…