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

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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

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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…

Highmark Foundation Accepting Applications for School Grants Program

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The Highmark Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2023-2024 School Grants Program, which will make available a total of $500,000 for school grades K-12 in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The goal of the program is to create healthier school environments that experience positive, sustainable, and lasting change through comprehensive strategies. “We created this multi-faceted…

Grain to Glass: Distillery Showcases Everything Great About West Virginia

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By: Andrew Nobleman With MEP Centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico dedicated to serving small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs), the MEP National Network™ has published more than 1,200 success stories during the past five years. These success stories show the positive impact the program has on manufacturers, including those that make beer, wine and spirits. As I stated…