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Fall kicks in during October, and West Virginia State Parks are celebrating “Park-tober” by offering a wide variety of lodging discounts and special events to appeal to everyone from leaf peepers to rail riders. “October is when the temperatures become cooler, the leaves explode in color, and West Virginia’s state parks provide the types of…
Miners, community members and others connected with the state’s coal mining industry will gather at Tamarack in Beckley tomorrow evening for the 2014 Miners’ Celebration—a gala reception and dinner to celebrate the past, present and future of West Virginia’s coal mining enterprise. The Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences at Marshall University is one…
By Natalia Olson-Urtecho The face of entrepreneurship is changing in America. Women-owned small businesses are one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy and are helping us recover from the Great Recession. Still, there are still profound challenges women small business owners face – a lack of access to capital and resources, a lack…
The U.S Small Business Administration has announced that fee relief on 7(a) loans of $150,000 or less implemented last year and originally slated to expire on Sept. 30, will be extended through fiscal year 2015. SBA has also announced that fee relief measures for SBA Veterans Advantage will also be renewed as well as enhanced.…
West Virginia State University (WVSU) President Brian O. Hemphill will deliver the annual State of the University address at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the P. Ahmed Williams Auditorium of Ferrell Hall. The address is open to WVSU students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as community leaders and members. “This is an exciting…
The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host the Ranger Challenge Scrimmage Friday, Oct. 3, beginning at 9 a.m. on campus and at nearby Shawnee Park in Dunbar. WVSU cadets will compete against Marshall University’s ROTC team in a variety of challenging events, including first aid medical treatment and…