Marshall University named a Best Business School by the Princeton Review
For the second year in a row, the Marshall University Lewis College of Business, home of the Brad D. Smith Schools of Business, has been named among the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to the Princeton Review®. The education services company profiles the school in its recently reported list, “Best Business Schools for 2020.” […]
Finding Future Workers: West Virginia Manufacturers Association Launches Two New Programs
By Monica Cross In effort to expand outreach programs from middle schools to students at the high school level, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund (WVMAEF) has launched two Explore the New Manufacturing Programs for the 2019-2020 school year. These new programs—Scrap and Manufacturing Innovation Challenge—have been rolled out in several high schools across […]
AHF Cuts Ribbon on New 85,000-square foot Distribution Center
Federal, state and local officials gathered at AHF Products Beverly plant, formerly Armstrong Flooring, to celebrate the completion of the new 85,000-square foot distribution center and expanded facility, a project that will potentially anchor the company in Randolph County and West Virginia for at least the next two decades. AHF Products manufactures solid and engineered […]
The Puzzling Challenge of Pragmatic Judgment
By Stephen Dowdie This article is part of a companion series to “Crisis Management: Seven Steps to Prepare Your Organizations,” which appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of West Virginia Executive magazine. Imagine for a moment that you are given the task of completing a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. You are provided a box of puzzle […]
Warner Announces 8,020 Citizens Registered to Vote in September
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is proud to announce that September 2019 was a record-setting month for voter registration in the state with a total of 8,020 new registrants. September, also recognized as National Voter Registration Month, set a new record for voter registration transactions in a single month. Of the more than […]
Beckley Becoming a Bike-Friendly Community
The City of Beckley applied to be recognized as a bicycle Friendly community through the League of American bicyclists. For the past two years, Active Southern West Virginia and the Beckley Bike and Pedestrian Action Committee (BPAC) has focused their efforts in Beckley to make the community more accommodating for bicyclists and pedestrians. The goals […]