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Advantage Valley, Inc., a regional economic development organization promoting the Charleston and Huntington areas, has received a grant of $800,000 from the Robert C. Byrd Institute, which was funded through the POWER initiative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to improve the economic viability of manufacturing and related businesses that have been negatively affected due…
Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that attorney Ryan W. Weld has joined the law firm’s Wheeling office. “Ryan represents exactly the kind of legal professional we seek out for our team—bright, motivated, and community-minded,” said Sharon L. Potter, Member in Charge of Spilman’s Wheeling office. “He also brings additional focus to veterans’ affairs and…
The Tom Dunn Energy Leadership Academy application deadline is approaching. West Virginia high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in attending the three-day educational camp must submit an application by May 15. This year’s Academy will take place July 11-13, 2017, on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W. Va. The Academy,…
By Jessica Li On a chilly Saturday morning in April, when most college students were still fast asleep, a group of West Virginia University (WVU) students gathered on the Mountainlair plaza, where they were separated into subgroups. The groups filed onto buses and rode away from campus in opposite directions, off to meet community members…
Early last year, a team of scientists detected gravitational waves in the universe – something that Albert Einstein predicted a hundred years prior in his theory of relativity. Dr. Sean McWilliams, from West Virginia University (WVU), was part of that team and is featured in a new video released by the West Virginia Higher Education…
InnerAction Media (IAM) recently won two national Telly Awards for films they produced for Vision Homes and the Coordinating Council on Homelessness (CCOH). The Telly Awards were founded in 1979 and are the premier award honoring excellence in TV and cable, digital and streaming, and non-broadcast productions. For 2017, IAM won two Telly Awards. Their…