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TMC Technologies of West Virginia hires Buckhannon native Jeff Edgell as Vice President and Chief Technical Strategist

TMC Technologies of West Virginia (TMC) is proud to announce the hiring of Jeff Edgell as Vice President and Chief Technical Strategist. Edgell, will oversee TMC’s technical vision; leading all aspects of the company’s technology-based activities into the corporate strategy. Edgell comes to TMC with 31-years of technical, program and executive management, and business development […]

Marshall to host two-day Comic Con Game Jam event

Marshall University’s MU Game Guild and Digital Humanities program invite gamers to its Comic Con Game Jam, planned for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10, in Room 1104 of the Weisberg Applied Engineering Complex on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Those who like to program, design characters or background art, compose […]

State-of-the-art robotic arms to provide advanced training to WVU Parkersburg students

West Virginia University at Parkersburg was awarded a $379,000 grant to purchase high-tech robotic arm equipment for students to learn state-of-the-art real-world automated manufacturing processes. The purchase of the equipment was made possible through a Rapid Response Advance Grant from the West Virginia Community and Technical College System (WVCTCS) to address the state’s workforce needs. […]

SBA’s Emerging Leaders Initiative to Help Growing Entrepreneurs Opens for 2019 Recruitment

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the launch of the 2019 Emerging Leaders Initiative for executives of small businesses poised for growth in emerging markets.  Local area recruitment for the 2019 training cycle is currently ongoing at designated SBA District Offices.  Interested  small business owners can learn more regarding eligibility, how to apply, class […]

The Chancellor’s STEM Speaker Series returns with “The World of Space” featuring West Virginia native Emily Calandrelli

West Virginia Science & Research, a division of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, presents “The World of Space” featuring Emily Calandrelli on Thursday, March 14 at the Culture Center in Charleston. Calandrelli is the executive producer and Emmy-nominated host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space, a chief correspondent on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves The […]

BMH to hold free black lung outreach in Logan, WV March 1st

Boone Memorial Hospital will celebrate the one year opening of its Black Lung Center this month. The Black Lung Center, located on the Boone Memorial Hospital campus in Madison, West Virginia, has already tested nearly 800 miners since opening February 20th, 2018. In addition to testing, The Black Lung Center helps miners complete their federal black lung claim […]