Attorney Craig Hines Joins Bowles Rice Morgantown Office

Attorney Craig J. Hines has joined the Morgantown, West Virginia office of regional law firm Bowles Rice LLP. He will focus his practice in energy law and real estate law. Prior to joining Bowles Rice, Mr. Hines worked for a West Virginia law firm where he practiced bankruptcy law, business law, commercial law and real […]

My Bank’s Brad McMillian Promoted to Vice President

William B. Grant, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of First United Bank & Trust, and R.L. Fisher, senior vice president and chief lending officer announce the promotion of Brad McMillian to vice president.  He is located at our Suncrest Centre Community Office, 651 Suncrest Towne Centre, Morgantown, WV.  Brad can be contacted […]

It’s All About You Business Networking Event

Location and Time: Black Dog Coffee, 8801 Charles Town Road, Shenandoah Junction, WV www.blackdogcoffee.net August 22, 2014 * ½ hour of networking with refreshments (courtesy of our Sponsors) * Sponsor’s Welcome & Vision for Group * Approximately ½ hour of 1-3 minute elevator pitches by attendees (could be more time based on participants attending) * […]

More than 800 Small Business Startups Compete for 50 Cash Prizes in SBA’s Growth Accelerator Competition

The U.S. Small Business Administration has received more than 800 applications from accelerators and incubators hoping to win one of 50 cash prizes of $50,000 each in the SBA’s first Growth Accelerator Fund competition.  August 2 was the deadline to submit an application. Accelerators and entrepreneurial ecosystem models representing industries that include technology, health services, […]

Marshall Psychology Faculty, Students Present Session at Comic-Con

Two faculty members from Marshall University’s psychology department, along with two doctoral students, presented a session at the  45th Comic-Con International Convention in San Diego. Comic-Con is an educational corporation that creates awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms. Dr. April Fugett and Dr. Keith Beard, as well as doctoral students […]

WVSBDC Shows West Virginia Innovators how to Turn Ideas into Market-Ready Products

A business educational seminar for innovative West Virginians explains how to transform an idea into a new product and get it to market. The West Virginia Innovates  session will be held Thursday, Aug. 21, 1 – 3:30 p.m., Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI), 100 Angus E. Payton Drive, South Charleston. The […]