Elkview Sailor Continues 75 Years of Seabee Tradition

“We Build, We Fight” has been the motto of the U. S. Navy’s Construction Force, known as the “Seabees,” for the past 75 years.  Elkview, West Virginia native and 2003 McArthur High School graduate, Navy Chief Petty Officer Selectee Jonathan Kessell, builds and fights around the world as a member of a naval construction battalion center […]

Appalachian Foodshed Gathering Training Series: Grow Your Markets

The West Virginia Farmers Market Association (WVFMA) in partnership with the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition (WVFFC) will host a series of three farmers market marketing and farm production training events in different regions throughout the state. This is a continuation of the Appalachian Foodshed Gathering series conducted in previous years in the Southern […]

Students Earn Wages While Completing Tech Degrees

Students at Mountwest Community and Technical College have the opportunity to work for Core10 while completing their IT degree. The Community and Technical College System of West Virginia (CTCS) is pleased to announce that it awarded Mountwest a grant to support their new partnership with Core10 through the Learn and Earn program.  The Learn and […]

Secretary Warner Reports 623 New Businesses in West Virginia for September

Three counties saw the most percentage growth in business registrations for September and 621 new businesses got their start statewide according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported that the top three counties for business growth in September are Tucker County with 1.68 percent growth, […]

Women’s Economic, Leadership Group Hosts Charleston Event

Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD) will host its first event in Charleston tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 11 to introduce the community, particularly career-minded women and women business owners, to its mission, networking opportunities and unique economic and leadership programs.  About 125 people are scheduled to attend. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) will speak […]