Registration Open for the West Virginia Construction & Design EXPO in Charleston

The 2023 West Virginia Construction and Design Exposition (EXPO) will be held March 22-23 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. This year’s event is expected to draw over 4,000 attendees, will feature nearly 300 exhibitors and offer over 70 quality seminars, most offering free continuing education credit hours. “EXPO is the state’s largest trade…

Country Roads Angel Network Helps Endolumik Close $1.5 Million Investment

Morgantown surgical device company Endolumik, Inc., closed a $1.5 million investment to commercialize its patented near-infrared (NIR) surgical device Gastric Calibration Tube, thanks in part to a new investment from the Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN). Endolumik uses near-infrared light to allow surgeons to better visualize minimally-invasive surgical tools and measure anatomical features during procedures.…

Cabell Huntington Hospital Ultrasound Department Awarded Accreditation

  The Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) Ultrasound Department has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in ultrasound as the result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The center has maintained accreditation since 2005. Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal body…

Marshall University: Center of Excellence Awarded $500,000 to Provide Mental Health Training to Local Communities

The Marshall University Center of Excellence for Recovery was awarded $500,000 from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) to develop and implement training on mental health and substance use disorder awareness in communities throughout the following West Virginia counties: Boone, Cabell, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam and Wayne. This project will expand…

W.Va. Inventors to Gather Feb. 23 in Wheeling for Meeting of the Minds

The West Virginia Inventors Society is hitting the road with a Feb. 23 meeting of the minds in Wheeling. The event will feature organization co-founders Brian Joseph and Linwood Hamilton sharing their journeys to invention success. Joseph, president, CEO and founder of Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia; and Hamilton, a financial adviser from Charleston, hold…