September 20, 2017 – West Virginia Executive Magazine

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Marshall University School of Medicine Hosts Prenatal Substance Abuse and Exposure Roundtable

Business NewsBy cyndee September 20, 2017 Leave a comment

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine welcomed West Virginians for Affordable Health Care and the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership to its medical campus Friday, Sept. 15, for a roundtable discussion about prenatal substance abuse and exposure, particularly neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS. West Virginia leads the nation in NAS—a group of health…

Travelers Walk Through History as the New River Gorge Bridge Turns 40

Business NewsBy cyndee September 20, 2017 Leave a comment

When guests of Adventures on the Gorge (AOTG) take their first few nervous steps along the mile-long, 24-inch-wide catwalk beneath the New River Gorge Bridge, they are probably thinking more about the harnesses connecting them to the bridge than enjoying the bird’s-eye views of the New River Gorge and rushing rapids below. By the…

Canaan Valley Fall Colors Exploding Just in Time for Leaf Peepers Festival

Business NewsBy cyndee September 20, 2017 Leave a comment

Don’t peek now, but fall is looking pretty spectacular in Canaan Valley in West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains. “Perfect timing for our Leaf Peepers Festival this weekend,” said Steve Drumheller, general manager of Canaan Valley Resort. “The weather has been great, and people up and down the valley are energized by the whole atmosphere.” …

Diverse Learners: Wheeling Country Day School Creates Inclusive Model for West Virginia Students

Executive ExclusivesBy cyndee September 20, 2017 Leave a comment

By Elizabeth Hofreuter Many students are quietly suffering in West Virginia’s classrooms. One in 68 children now lives with autism. One in five has dyslexia. Of the 273,000 students in the Mountain State, more than 58,000 may be struggling to learn because their brains are wired differently, as confirmed by either of these diagnoses. For…