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International trade supports an estimated 169,000 jobs in West Virginia and generated $11.4 billion in goods exports in 2012. Business Roundtable highlights these and other important facts about the benefits of trade to West Virginia’s economy in a new state-by-state analysis. “Trade is a powerful engine for economic growth, supporting American jobs and increasing U.S. exports…
West Virginia University Student Government Association President Ryan Campione will represent the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the state at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington, D.C. on Thursday (July 11). The discussion series called “Student Voices” is held nearly every month with college students and higher education…
The Marshall University School of Kinesiology and the School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will join with King’s Daughters Sports Medicine to host the fourth annual continuing education conference for athletic trainers Saturday, July 13. Dr. Gary McIlvain, chair of kinesiology and associate dean for the College of Health Professions, said the conference will…
Administrators from West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Bridgemont Community and Technical College (Bridgemont CTC) have begun discussions on a collaboration between the two institutions, specifically forming a 2 + 2 partnership. The potential partnership will provide greater educational opportunities in the areas of business, including accounting and management, computer and information technology, digital design…
By Maggie Matsko Get ready for some goose bumps because we’re about to tell you the creepiest tales of our great Mountain State. To keep our 15th anniversary celebration rolling, we’ve composed a list of 15 haunted destinations all throughout West Virginia that we know you’ll be dying to see. If you are looking for…
The West Virginia University Foundation says alumni and friends of the University gave $99.5 million in cash and in-kind gifts between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013, well exceeding the Foundation’s $80 million goal. “When you think about the instability of the economy over the past few years, it truly is remarkable that we…