Wild, Wonderful West Virginia Seeks Nominations for 2015 Stars of the Industry Awards

Wild, Wonderful West Virginia is seeking nominations for the 2015 Stars of the Industry Awards. Winners will be recognized at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism: Real. Wild, Wonderful West Virginia October 25-28, 2015, at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling. “The Stars of the Industry Awards recognize the wonderful work our travel and tourism…

WVU Conference Seeks Start-up or Commercially Promising Projects in Energy, Environmental and Economic Development

TransTech Energy Research and Business Development, a program at West Virginia University, is seeking people with start-up companies or commercially promising projects who would like to present a pitch at its fall conference. The TransTech Energy Business Development Conference, being held on Nov. 5-6, 2015, in Morgantown, WV, promotes new companies that can provide solutions…

NIOSH Renews Funding of WVU Occupational Health and Safety Training

West Virginia University (WVU) has received a five-year, $2.2 million competitive grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to continue to offer advanced training to physicians and engineering students. The WVU School of Public Health will provide the only occupational medicine residency training for physicians in the Appalachian region. “There are only…

United Way of Central West Virginia Hosts 10th Annual Day of Caring

Celebrating its 10th Annual Day of Caring September 16, United Way of Central West Virginia’s volunteers will help nonprofit agencies stock kitchen pantries, paint, clean, landscape and perform construction work. Kickoff rallies will take place at 8:30 a.m. in Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Logan and Putnam counties, and then volunteers will tackle improvement projects in each county.…