WVSU to Receive Nearly $2.5 Million in HBCU Masters Funding
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will receive nearly $2.5 million in federal funding over the next six years to support graduate education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Masters Program. Funds will be distributed annually in the amount of $416,666 beginning in fiscal year 2018 through […]
Dinsmore Welcomes Leading West Virginia Public Utility Attorney and Lobbyist
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP is pleased to announce Edward J. George has joined the firm’s Charleston office as a partner. An attorney and professional registered lobbyist in West Virginia, he will continue both areas of work at Dinsmore. George’s legal practice focuses on public utility and transportation law, specifically the representation of landfills, transfer stations […]
Creating the Cornerstone: Building a Brighter Future in Wayne County
By Cheryl King Devastation from the loss of jobs in the coal mining industry still hovers like a black cloud over the southern counties in West Virginia. Many are working hard to make a difference with new job opportunities. Park Ferguson is working tirelessly in Wayne County. Ferguson grew up on a farm in Wayne […]
Senator Manchin and WVU Parkersburg to host the MOV Career Fair
More than 100 businesses and organizations are scheduled to be at the Mid-Ohio Valley (MOV) Career Fair presented by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and West Virginia University at Parkersburg. This event is on Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and takes place in the WVU Parkersburg College Activities Center on the main […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Moorefield
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center will offer a Business Fundamentals workshop 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Oct. 17, in Hardy County. The workshop will be held at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, 316 Eastern Drive, Moorefield. Business Coach Lindsey Teets will lead the session. To register, visit the WVSBDC website www.wvsbdc.com […]
Teays Valley Practice Joins Marshall Health
Randall W. Peterson, M.D., a longtime primary care physician in Putnam County, and his practice, Putnam Family Practice Associates, have joined Marshall Health, the faculty practice plan of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Peterson has been in private practice in Putnam County since 1984, when he opened Putnam Family Practice Associates. […]