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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced, today, Italy’s Sogefi Group will add at least 250 new jobs in an expansion of its auto parts plant in Prichard, W.Va. The agreement unveiled today was struck last month in France, where Gov. Tomblin met with Sogefi Group CEO Guglielmo Fiocchi during his European investment mission. The company considered…
Greenbrier Valley Theatre will serve as host for a grant workshop on Friday, November 15th at 2:00 p.m. at the theatre, located at 113 East Washington St. The West Virginia Division of Culture and History in collaboration with the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will conduct the free grant writing workshop. The arts staff…
Dr. Kay Swartzwelder of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has had her manuscript, “Examining the Effect of Texting on Students’ Perception of Learning,“ accepted for publication in Nursing Education Perspectives. Swartzwelder, an assistant professor in the college’s School of Nursing, said the purpose of her research was to examine the effects of utilizing…
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed Samuel Winans, Vienna, and Karen Facemyer, Ripley, to the West Virginia University at Parkersburg Board of Governors. They fill seats left vacant by Cindy Bullock and Steve Chancey. Bullock resigned from the Board in April after five years of service, and Chancey resigned in August after three years of…
The Heart of Appalachia Talent Search Program, ROTC and the Military and Veterans Affairs office at Marshall University are working together to collect donations for residents of the West Virginia Veterans Home in Barboursville. Items will be collected on the Huntington campus from Friday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Dec. 6.Donation boxes are located in the…
Martin & Seibert, L.C. is pleased to announce the expansion of their litigation department. Lisa Green has joined the firm to strengthen both the motion and appellate practice, and also to augment existing trial teams. She has an exceptional talent for legal research and written analysis having authored thirty-five successful briefs to the United States…