Charleston Groups Join Together for a Weekend of Events
The Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau is excited to partner with the City of Charleston and other local and national organizers to present an action-packed series of events the weekend of Oct. 4-7. Mayor Danny Jones and other sponsors will hold a news briefing on Oct. 3 to share schedules and other details regarding the […]
UC Speaker Series Presents Larry Sabato’s Political Crystal Ball
Dr. Larry Sabato, political pundit, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, and creator of Sabato’s Crystal Ball website, will be UC’s featured speaker at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9. The Wall Street Journal refers to Sabato as “probably the most quoted college professor in the land,” and his accuracy has been […]
SBA and U.S. Black Chamber, Inc. Host Matchmaker, Training and Awards Conference in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Black Chamber, Inc. will host a free National 8(a) Training, Business Matchmaking and Awards Ceremony at the Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C., on October 10. The event will give small disadvantaged businesses access to guidance on federal contracting, face-to-face meetings and opportunities to team with larger businesses and […]
Create WV 2012: Building the Innovation Economy Momentum in West Virginia Communities
By Crystal Good For the past five years, a quiet transformation has taken place in communities all over West Virginia, and it all began in October 2007 at Stonewall Jackson Resort. The first Create WV Conference was held on two beautiful fall days. Organized by what was then a volunteer working group of Vision Shared […]
Barnes Agency Wins First and Second Place in 2012 WV Press Association “Best Agency” Category
The Barnes Agency, a West Virginia-based full service advertising, marketing and public relations firm, has recently been recognized by the West Virginia Press Association as winner of both first and second place in the Best Agency category for ads designed in 2011 and placed in both The Times Record and Roane County Reporter on behalf […]
West Virginia Communities Unite Against Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a dangerous disease, with more than 1,300 women expected to be diagnosed in West Virginia in 2012. Although mortality rates are decreasing, an estimated 294 West Virginia women will still die from the disease this year. As the fight against breast cancer continues, West Virginia communities are coming together to spread the […]