June Harless Center to induct five into Hall of Fame
The June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development, part of Marshall University’s College of Education and Professional Development, will hold its annual Harless Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday, May 6, in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus. This year’s inductees are Robert Shell Jr. and […]
Secretary of State’s Office to Celebrate National Small Business Week May 5-11
There are more than 117,000 for profit, non-profit and charitable entities formally registered to do business in West Virginia. More than 90 percent of those entities are considered to be small businesses. All entities doing business in West Virginia are required to register with the Business & Licensing Division in the Secretary of State’s Office. […]
Shepherd University Foundation’s WISH giving circle celebrates five year anniversary
Women Investing in Shepherd (WISH), a women’s giving circle sponsored by the Shepherd University Foundation, celebrated its fifth anniversary on April 28 at Shepherd’s Erma Ora Byrd Hall. WISH is made up of more than 250 Shepherd University alumnae and community members within the tri-state region of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. During the fifth […]
Beckley ARH Moves to Add Needed Cardiology Services
Beckley ARH (BARH) Hospital has applied for a certificate of need from the West Virginia Health Care Authority for critically-needed cardiology services. Approval would allow the hospital to provide therapeutic percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a non-surgical, life-saving medical procedure for heart attack victims. The procedure opens a blocked or narrowed artery to restore blood flow […]
Opportunity Zone Prospectus in Wood County Receives Recognition
The Wood County Economic Development Office and Downtown PKB, Parkersburg’s Main Street Community, recently completed a marketing prospectus booklet, the first in the state of West Virginia, highlighting the two Opportunity Zones in Wood County. In 2018, the City of Parkersburg was awarded two Opportunity Zone designations out of 55 statewide. The City’s Downtown Central […]
West Virginia University announces new leadership at Reed, Statler colleges
Diana Martinelli, who has played a critical role in adapting and expanding curriculum at West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media, was named dean of the school today (May 1). Martinelli, who has served as associate dean since 2012, succeeds Maryanne Reed, recently named WVU’s next provost and vice president for academic affairs. Also, Earl Scime was appointed interim dean of the Statler College […]
