Canaan Valley Ski Area Adds More Snowmaking Equipment to Increase Capacity 20 Percent
A year after doubling its snowmaking capacity, Canaan Valley Resort Ski Area is increasing its capabilities another 20 percent by adding “T40” propeller-driven snow guns for the season. Last year the West Virginia ski area added five of the units along with six “stick guns” while improving its ability to source and transfer water […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Franklin
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center will offer a Business Fundamentals workshop 10 a.m. to noon, Monday, Oct. 23, in Pendleton County. The workshop will be held in the Pendleton County Economic Development Authority building, 100 Thorn Creek Road, Franklin. Business Coach Lindsey Teets will lead the session. To register, visit the WV SBDC […]
Concord University to Hold 24th Annual Concord Business Challenge
The Concord University Department of Business will host the 24th Annual Concord Business Challenge (CBC) on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 on the Athens campus. The Business Challenge is designed to give high school students an opportunity to test their business knowledge base. Approximately 325 junior and senior high school students are expected to attend the […]
WVSBDC Celebrates 35 Years of Service to State’s Small Businesses
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) celebrated its 35th anniversary Wednesday, October 11, 2017. The event was attended by the WV SBDC Advisory Board, business coaches, elected officials and business leaders from around the state. “A lot has changed in 35 years, but one thing you can count on to remain constant […]
West Virginia’s Public Libraries: Essential to a Successful State
By Karen Goff West Virginia is home to more public libraries than Walmart stores and McDonalds combined. These libraries vary in size from 724 square feet to more than 66,000 square feet and in annual operating budgets from $27,000 to $8.1 million. They all have books, provide access points to cyberspace and preserve local history. […]
Basic Computer Course for Adults to Take Place at Marshall University’s Mid-Ohio Valley Center
Marshall University’s Center for Continuing Education will offer a basic computer course for adults who would like to expand their use of the World Wide Web and other internet resources beginning Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the university’s Mid-Ohio Valley Center in Point Pleasant. Homer Preece, the director of the Mid-Ohio Valley Center, said the course […]