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Theodore Streit, Sr. Vice President for Gaddy EngineeringCompany has been advised by the board of directors and the worldwide membership of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International that he is the 2013 recipient of the Robert Earll McConnell Award. Streit is the 20th person to win the award from the petroleum industry. The Robert Earll…
Concord University’s Division of Business hosted a professional development seminar June 15-16. The seminar was intended to help regional high school business teachers in West Virginia better prepare their students to participate in newly developed high school level statewide business plan competitions. The Entrepreneurship Teachers’ Training was held in the Rahall Technology Center. Interim Vice…
More than 130 high school seniors from Raleigh, McDowell, Putnam, Webster, Wyoming, Greenbrier and Mingo Counties will converge on the campus of WVU Tech in Montgomery for an intensive four-day workshop that promises to impact their futures and the futures of their peers. The training program runs from Thursday, June 27 through Sunday, June 30…
By Amy Arnett In honor of our 15th year in publication, we have compiled some fun lists of 15. West Virginia is often featured in films. All of the movies included in this list have plot points or filming locations in West Virginia, as well as a few films that mention the Mountain State. 1.…
A Joplin, Mo. chamber of commerce leader who guided the economic recovery of the city in the aftermath of a devastating tornado, a Missouri trio whose gymnastics facility was destroyed before they had a chance to open and a Louisiana parish president who calmly managed the evacuation and rebuilding of the community following Hurricane Isaac…
“The ninth annual Tour De Coal paddle event is set for June 22, 2013,” says Kris Radford, President of the Coal River Group. “Over 600 paddlers joined together to float down the lazy old Coal River in 2012 and this year we expect even more people and boats,” adds Radford. To celebrate the state of…