Shepherd Business Students Support Cancer Comfort Fund
Students from a Small Business Management Class at Shepherd University recently donated $655 to the cancer comfort fund at University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center. The money was raised as part of a class project. The four students – Tiffany Banks, Veronica Price, Trae Yates and Ashley Bender – created a business they named Sweets for […]
‘Stuff the Bus’ Collecting Donations during Athens-Concord Town Social
The “Stuff the Bus” campaign sponsored by Concord University’s Beckley campus will be at the Athens-Concord Town Social on Sunday, Aug. 10 collecting school supplies for children in southern West Virginia. The Town Social is being held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Concord’s front lawn in Athens. Along with monetary donations, the following items […]
Ferretti Reelected to Spilman Management Committee
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that David P. Ferretti was reelected to a two-year term on Spilman’s Management Committee, continuing his service as Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration. In this role, Ferretti manages and evaluates the workload and performance of attorneys throughout the firm. He also works to recruit […]
Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History celebrates Art Appreciation Month: Lily Irene Jackson featured Aug. 10, 2014
August is Art Appreciation Month and to celebrate, a program about artist Lily Irene Jackson (1848 – 1928) will be presented by local historian Jeff Little Sunday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History. Visitors will see the new exhibit featuring paintings done by Miss Jackson (1848-1928) “There, among the […]
“Go Outside and Play” in Wild Wonderful West Virginia
We’ve all heard it at least once-if not a hundred times-in our lives. And for those of us who are parents, we’ve probably said it at least that many times since school let out and summer break began: “Go Outside and Play.” It’s something we should all do-even as adults. That is why the West […]
Why New Staff Means Big Business
Through a partnership between the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the local business community, Mr. Joe Carlucci has joined the NRGRDA as an SBDC regional Business Coach. Private support was provided by the following partners: Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce, City of Summersville, BB&T, […]