Peoples Bank Establishes New Energy Department Focused Exclusively on Providing Financial Services to Energy Companies

Peoples Bank is renewing its roots in the energy sector. The company announced recently it has established a new department focused exclusively on providing financial services to upstream (exploration/production) and midstream (transportation/storage/ marketing) energy companies. Financing the energy industry is not new to the bank. In 1902, a group of oilmen needed loans for expansion.…

Marshall University Math Professor Contributes to New Study on Pandemic Flu

Pandemic flu continues to threaten public health, especially in the wake of the recent emergence of an H7N9 low pathogenic avian influenza strain in humans. A recent study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE provides new information for public health officials about mitigating the spread of infection from emerging flu viruses. The report brings new…

ACE Adventure Resort Secures Sibray as Public Relations Counsel

ACE Adventure Resort has secured Sibray Public Relations Company as its counsel for public relations for 2013. The public relations company, known for promoting West Virginia businesses, worked with the resort in 2012 when outdoor enthusiasts there set a world record while zip lining in the New River Gorge. David Sibray, of Sibray Public Relations…

SBA Finalizes Rule Adopting Changes to Contracting Program for Women-Owned Small Businesses

An interim final rule published in the Federal Register and effective immediately will amend regulations to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program allowing for greater access to federal contracting opportunities for women-owned businesses as a result of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA) signed in January. The interim final rule…