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 […]

“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, […]