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West Virginia American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted for the company’s 2019 Environmental Grant Program awards. The grant awards will be available to organizations in West Virginia American Water service areas across the state. Established in 2005, the West Virginia American Water Environmental Grant Program offers funds for innovative, community-based environmental…
The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs will present Brig. Gen. Christopher Walker with the first HHOMA Trailblazer Award on Saturday. This presentation will take place as part of a Black History Month lecture on Black History in the Military, delivered by Archives and History Commissioner Dr. Charles T. Ledbetter. The lecture will start at…
The Small Business Administration seeks 20 entrepreneurs throughout West Virginia to participate in a free executive-level business course starting in April. SBA’s Emerging Leaders program is a free executive-level business training program for established business owners poised for growth. Over the course of seven months at theUniversity of Charleston’s Innovation Center, each participating entrepreneur will…
Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business will conduct an inaugural WV Innovation and Business Model Competition (WVIBMC) beginning Thursday, March 14, with a preliminary qualifying competition and concluding Saturday, April 6, with a finals event. The overall winning team will receive a $5,000 cash prize and an expenses-paid visit to the Intuit campus in Mountain…
The Shepherd University Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities is accepting submissions for the next West Virginia fiction Competition. All writers living in West Virginia or students going to school in the state, including high school students, are eligible to submit original, unpublished works of fiction by the May 1 deadline. Kentucky writer Crystal Wilkinson…
Governor Jim Justice today announced that West Virginia is participating in an innovative competition designed to encourage girls and women to explore careers in cybersecurity. “Cybersecurity is a growing and well-paying field,” said Gov. Justice. “The profession faces a shortage of qualified professionals, especially women. The Girls Go CyberStart program is a fun way our…