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The Convention and Visitors Bureau of Marion County will experience a change in leadership in January 2013, as Executive Director Marianne Moran plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2012. During its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 7, 2012, the CVB Board of Directors accepted Moran’s request to retire and named Leisha Elliott as Interim Executive…
Marshall University forensic science graduate students and faculty will present a crime scene investigation workshop for high school students from Fairview High School of Ashland, Ky., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Marshall’s crime scene house, located in the 1500 block of 5th Avenue. About 46 high school science students are…
The Tribute to the Virginias, The Greenbrier’s popular winter package, returns over select dates in November and December 2012 and January 2013. The Tribute offer will be available for booking beginning November 8 and can only be booked online. A limited number of rooms are available at these rates, with resort fee and taxes additional.…
2012 marks the second year that The Greenbrier, the historic American resort that has been a holiday destination for decades, will be holding its “Create a Dream Tree for Kids” holiday gift drive, which will donate more than $1 million in toys to charity. After 2011’s grand success, resort owner Jim Justice and The Greenbrier…
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (“Protea”), a leading bioanalytics innovator, announced today that Stephen Turner, the company’s CEO, will present at the 9th Annual Lazard Healthcare Conference on Wednesday November 14th, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Protea will join a select group of private healthcare companies that have been invited to present at the Lazard Healthcare Conference. “We…
By Natalia Olson-Urtecho One of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) top priorities is to provide access and opportunity to small business owners in traditionally underserved communities. In fact, since 2009 the SBA has supported $13.5 billion in lending to underserved small businesses and $100.3 billion in federal government contracting dollars to small disadvantaged firms. Locally,…