By Thomas Nelson In a labor market with an 8 percent unemployment rate, one would think that finding good employees would be as simple as waving around the promise of a good paycheck and a reasonable benefits package. However, although employees are plentiful, good employees—the ones that we are really looking for—are as scarce as…
More than 250 attendees learned what it takes for small businesses to do business with the federal government at the third annual Dynamic Networking for Small Business (DyNet) event, held today in Fairmont at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center. Conference organizers brought together federal agencies, prime contractors and support organizations to help small businesses…
By Jennifer Jett They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in terms of our “Industry Snapshots,” a picture is worth thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue. As we come upon a new year, West Virginia Executive wants to greet 2012 with a look at our state’s top industries. With the…
By Don Gallion In today’s global economy, exporting in the business community is no longer a choice. Your competitor is no longer someone down the street or across the state but someone halfway around the world, and if you’re not selling on your competitor’s soil, they will be selling on yours. Without this move to…
By Keith Burdette If West Virginians could glance over our collective shoulder and see how far we’ve come, we would be entitled to a glow of pride in our accomplishments. For example: • West Virginia’s economy is well positioned relative to other states. Industry sectors such as energy and health care are performing with strength.…
By Dr. Calvin Kent With A national debt of more than $14 trillion exceeding the nation’s GNP, there is only one certainty in today’s political debate: the growth of federal spending will either slow down or possibly stop. Government contracting with private business is likely to experience this trend. There seems to be no definitive…