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Northwestern Mutual is honoring Ripley resident James S. Dobbs, CLU®, ChFC® affiliated with The Dobbs Financial Group – a Northwestern Mutual office based in Charleston – with its 2013 Southern Region Managing Partner Leader Award. This honor recognizes Dobbs for an outstanding year of performance with Northwestern Mutual, serving the financial security needs of others…
Dr. L. Marshall Washington, vice president of the Lancaster Campus of Harrisburg Area Community College in Pennsylvania, has been selected to serve as the third president of New River Community and Technical College. Washington’s appointment was announced following approval by the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education at a special meeting on…
WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a series of webinars in recognition of the seventh annual National Entrepreneurship Week. The emphasis will be on how the next generation of small business owners can leverage crowdfunding as an alternative finance option to start and grow their businesses. WHEN: February 19-21, 2013, daily at 3:00 p.m.…
The West Virginia University College of Law announced Feb. 12 it had received $7.5 million from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust, the largest capital gift in the law school’s history. The gift will help fund a $25 million renovation and building project that broke ground last fall. “As for all of the law students…
West Virginia University’s Police Department has been accredited by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, the state’s first campus to achieve this milestone and only the 35th out of 1,200 member colleges and universities. “Accreditation requires that procedures are documented and that personnel are given clear guidance,” Chief Bob Roberts said. “It makes…
Each year thousands of women are unable to secure employment because they don’t have access to appropriate ensembles to wear on job interviews. dressbarn is teaming up with the non-profit organization, Dress for Success, to gather 60,000 articles of clothing, as part of its S.O.S. – Send One Suit – Weekend donation drive, March 7-10.…