Greenbrier County CVB Launches Contest for the Best of the Greenbrier Valley
The Greenbrier County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is seeking votes for the “Best of the Greenbrier Valley” contest which gets underway today, February 7th. All are invited to cast a vote for their favorite Greenbrier Valley attraction, lodging property, retail shop, restaurant and event. “When people make the choice to travel to the Greenbrier […]
SBA Hosts Twitter Chat for Young Entrepreneurs
Young aspiring business owners are invited to learn the basics on how to turn good ideas into profitable ventures at the live Twitter chat on Feb. 19 hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (@SBAgov). Tameka Montgomery from SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development and Bridget Weston Pollack from SBA’s resource partner SCORE will share tips […]
SBA Working to Get Loans into the Hands of Veterans
By Natalia Olson-Urtecho Our nation’s veterans have served our country proudly and bravely. They are true American heroes, and we must make sure that we’re doing everything possible to support them once they return to civilian life. That’s why, starting January 1, 2014 and for the rest of the fiscal year (FY), the U.S. Small […]
Marshall Internal Medicine Opens Specialized Hypertension Clinic
Marshall Internal Medicine has opened a new clinic aimed at treating patients with resistant and difficult-to-treat hypertension, commonly referred to as high blood pressure. The clinic is located at the Marshall Kidney Care and Hypertension Center at the J. Robert Pritchard Dialysis Center on 1690 Medical Center Dr. in Huntington. The physicians also provide inpatient […]
School of Medicine Student Group Wins Award from National Medical Organization
The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) has been awarded the Paul R. Wright Chapter Success Award by AMSA’s national leadership for the chapter’s programming efforts in 2013. The award is given to chapters that have promoted AMSA’s mission of inspiring future physicians through local events, innovative […]
WVU Extension Service Provides Heart Health Resources
West Virginia University Extension Service is helping to combat the number one killer in West Virginia, heart disease, by offering free, heart health education resources to West Virginians. February is a time to celebrate the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s educational campaign, The Heart Truth®, to raise awareness of heart disease. Heart disease kills […]