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Lemonade stands filled the lobby of the Concord University Student Center on May 7 as young entrepreneurs hawked their tasty drinks. The 24 Melrose Elementary School third, fourth and fifth graders joined members of Concord’s Entrepreneurship Club for Lemonade Day. Since 2007, this nationwide initiative has been inspiring and equipping youth for entrepreneurship through the…
Generation Huntington, a committee of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, is assisting Marshall University Career Services in taking on the task of dressing male students and recent graduates for interviews, internships and new jobs. While discussing ways Generation Huntington and Career Services could partner to best benefit the students of Marshall University, the need for…
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced today Chris Stadelman will serve as the Director of Communications for the Governor’s Office, effective May 16, 2014. “I have worked closely with Chris in the past and I believe he brings valuable knowledge and experience to our team,” Gov. Tomblin said. “I’m pleased he has accepted this opportunity and…
Highmark Inc. announced today that 218,843 individuals selected its plans on and off the federal marketplace in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware during the extended enrollment period. Highmark’s total enrollment* for individuals who have purchased Affordable Care Act-compliant plans both on the federal marketplace exchange and through Highmark directly: Pennsylvania: 177,456 total with 131,264 on-exchange…
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources needs help in locating whip-poor-wills, according to Curtis I. Taylor, chief of the DNR Wildlife Resources Section. “If you see or hear whip-poor-wills in West Virginia between the dates of May 10 and July 31, 2014, please email DNR Wildlife Resources Section biologist Rich Bailey at richard.s.bailey@wv.gov,” Taylor…
One out of every 100 people stutter, according to Marshall communication disorders professor and stuttering specialist, Craig Coleman. “Many people think of stuttering as a disruption in the flow of speech, but that’s disfluency – not stuttering. It’s much more than that,” Coleman said. “It is the physical tension, the eye blinking, the hand tapping,…