Help attract growth and opportunity to the area with MAGNET

Preliminary results from a first-of-its-kind research project to identify opportunities  and obstacles to building a world-class, diverse professional workforce in the Kanawha Valley will be released by the Charleston Area Alliance at 1:30 p.m. on Friday during the state-wide Create West Virginia conference at the Charleston House Hotel. The project, called  MAGNET:  Managing, Attracting and…

Marshall, RCBI host roundtable discussion to celebrate Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge awards

Marshall University and its Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) today hosted a roundtable discussion focused on spurring job growth in regional economies. Marshall was selected to host the event, which was convened by U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, because the university and RCBI are key players in one of two West Virginia projects recently selected for funding through the federal…