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Charleston Restaurant Week, in its third year, was held January 25-30, 2016. The event brought together residents of Charleston, visitors to the area, and 20 local restaurants. Charleston Restaurant Week has become one of the most highly anticipated culinary events in Charleston as a chance to enjoy local cuisine and specialty menus. As a normally…
The Huntington Area Art Society spring lecture series continues with “The Southern Renaissance: Style and Power in Quattrocento Florence,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Cellar Door, 905 Third Ave. The session will be led by Dr. Heather Stark, program director and assistant professor with Marshall University’s School of Art and Design. “The…
The Charleston Area Alliance would like to officially welcome JPN Precision to the West Virginia business community. Company officials announced this week they selected West Virginia for its first North American operation. JPN Precision is the US operation of its parent company, TEKNIA, located in Nagoya, Japan. Company officials first connected with West Virginia more…
The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) is presenting a public course on Lean Six Sigma Green Belt through SAI Global. Scheduled at RCBI Huntington, the course will span 10 days (two five-day blocks over a two-month timeframe). Lean Manufacturing is a growing business practice that focuses on removing “non-value added” activities…
West Virginia State University (WVSU) is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding with a series of events beginning this month and continuing throughout the year. Authorized by the U.S. Congress as a land-grant institution under the Second Morrill Act of 1890, the West Virginia Legislature established the West Virginia Colored Institute, now WVSU, on…
A group of faculty within Marshall University’s Department of Mathematics has been awarded a $170,000 grant from the National Security Agency (NSA). The grant will be used to fund undergraduate research and develop a scientific workforce in Appalachia, according to Dr. Elizabeth Niese, principal investigator for the project. “One of the things in math research…