Governor Tomblin Announces Actions to Fill Current FY 2017 Budget Deficit
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced an across-the-board mid-year budget cut of 2 percent for most West Virginia government agencies, a move made necessary due to the state’s General Revenue Fund falling behind by more than $87 million since July. “This was a tough decision that stemmed from sustained budgetary challenges, but we must continue […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Ohio County
A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Dec. 2, in Ohio County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time. The workshop […]
Introducing the Young Guns Class of 2017
American scholar Warren Bennis once said, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
True leaders are not only successful in growing their respective fields and achieving personal goals but in growing the successes of others. As West Virginia continues to forge a path toward prosperity, leaders across the state are making a discernable difference.
Presidential Perspective: The Future of West Virginia Education
Education plays a role in every element of daily life. It is important for small business owners and entrepreneurs, scientists and doctors, farmers and teachers. It impacts economy, livelihood and progress.
Our Broken Budget
Some could see the $381 million revenue shortfall coming. Others were blindsided by it, recognizing a problem only after the regular legislative session ended without a budget bill. A steady flow of complaints with an undercurrent of urgency became the conversational norm among outraged citizens. If the budget bill wasn’t passed in time, state government would face a shutdown.
Run. Hide. Fight.: Surviving an Active Shooter Event
From 2000-2013, 160 active shooter situations occurred in the U.S., killing 486 individuals and wounding 557 others. An active shooter is defined as an individual who is actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a public place, regardless of the number of individuals wounded or killed. Through its Run. Hide. Fight. program, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has established a nationwide active shooter prevention effort by educating law enforcement departments and citizens on how to respond in these crises.