WV SBDC Offers Free Small Business Workshop in Wheeling, July 25

The West Virginia Small Business Development Center will offer a Business Fundamentals workshop, Wednesday, July 25, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in Ohio County. The workshop will be held in the West Virginia Northern Community College B&O Building, Room 405, 1704 Market Street, Wheeling. Business Coach Donna Schramm will lead the session. The business fundamentals […]

Davis & Elkins Celebrates Academic Chairs with Ceremony

A standing-room-only crowd witnessed the installation of the A. Jean Minnick Chair in Sport Science and the dedication of the Claire Deiss Fiorentino Chair in Theatre Arts at Davis & Elkins College. The ceremony in Booth Library was part of the Secure the Future campaign celebration. During the annual Founders’ Day celebration in September 2017, […]

Davis & Elkins College Exceeds Campaign Goal

Davis & Elkins College exceeded its 10-year Secure the Future campaign goal ringing in at $100,854,321 as of Saturday morning with additional gifts still be tabulated. President Chris A. Wood made the announcement during a Garden Party luncheon for donors at Halliehurst and at the amphitheatre stage prior to the Fourth of July celebration. “Some […]

Marshall School of Medicine establishes new urology department

The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has established a new Department of Urology, Joseph I. Shapiro, M.D., dean of the school of medicine announced today. Although the school of medicine and its faculty practice plan, Marshall Health, have been providing urology services since 2005 under the school’s department of surgery, the formation […]

Martinsburg hosts cybersecurity initiative for small businesses

The Shepherd University Martinsburg Center, West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) and Advantage Technology company are partnering on a cybersecurity initiative to train small businesses to defend themselves against the growing risk of cyber threat. The workshop takes place Tuesday, July 10, 8 a.m. to noon, Shepherd University Martinsburg Center, 261 Aikens Center, Martinsburg. […]

“Shop Small in July” campaign heats up support for local businesses

“Shop Small in July” is a campaign to rally support for West Virginia’s small businesses before the critical winter holiday shopping season. The campaign was introduced in 2017 by West Virginia Small Development Center (WV SBDC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The monthlong event was created to stir consumers to shop in local businesses […]