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West Virginia innovators who are developing or who have recently commercialized new products or services that have applicability to any aspect of the oil and gas industry should consider entering the 5th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest. Sponsored by the Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center, and supported through a grant from the Claude…
Morgantown Social NetworX (MSNX) will hold its next happy hour at Mundy’s Place on Thursday, January 21, from 5:30-8 p.m. Mundy’s Place, located in Morgantown’s First Ward at Madigan Avenue and Mississippi Street, has been a staple in the neighborhood since it first opened in 1949. Mundy’s features wine by the tap, beer and hot…
The West Virginia Elks Association recently donated $1,000 to Marshall University’s Veterans for Veterans, a student organization composed of student veterans whose mission is to engage veterans and the community at large. The grant follows the organization’s partnership with the Elks for a successful tailgate Nov. 14, which hosted about 65 homeless veterans for Marshall’s…
Throughout 2016, Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab Satellite Network will launch an educational project called Nearby Nature that will enable middle- and high-school students in Pennsylvania and West Virginia to study scientific phenomena in almost any outdoor space, in both built and natural settings. Sponsored by the Benedum Foundation with additional funding from Chevron, Nearby…
Food lovers, chefs and culinary students from around the state will gather at the Charleston Marriott Hotel on February 5th and 6th to celebrate, sample and promote the best of Appalachian cuisine at the 2016 Winter Food Festival and Cast Iron Cook –Off. According to Dr. Beth Newcome, executive director of the Collaborative for the…
A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Jan. 21, in Putnam 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…