U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Water Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Spur Business Growth in Doddridge County, West Virginia

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $962,000 grant to the Doddridge County Public Service District to provide water service at a 50-acre commercial site located out of the floodplain in Doddridge County, West Virginia.  The EDA grant, to be matched with $962,000 in local investment, is expected to…

Guy Simmons Named Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Adopt-A-Highway program and Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP), in conjunction with the state Department of Highways, named St. Clara resident Guy Simmons as its 2019 Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year Saturday at its Volunteer Appreciation Day event at Canaan Valley Resort in Tucker County. Simmons, 94, has…

Capito, Manchin Announce Funding to Support Displaced Workers

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a grant of $303,369 to support a West Virginia University (WVU) project that would transition workers to develop digital skills in regional areas where traditional industries have left. Funding is provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF).…

High School Graduates Get a Jump Start on Their Teaching Degree at Concord University

Concord University is teaming up with the West Virginia Department of Education to offer high school students free college credit towards their education degree. There will be a signing ceremony on Thursday, August 8 at 11:00 a.m. in the President’s Office (Administration 200). Beginning in the fall, admitted Concord students who completed the Careers in…

Wyoming County Leads in New Business Growth for July 2019

Wyoming County led in new business growth percentage for July 2019 with a total of nine new businesses registering to operate in the county, according to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. That equates to a 2.03 percent growth for Wyoming County. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported that Lincoln, Jefferson,…

WVU Parkersburg Entrepreneur Center offers free Maker Day event for cosplayers and pop culture enthusiasts

Clark Kent made changing into Superman look easy. It is challenging to transform into Iron Man, Boba Fett or Wonder Woman, but aspiring heroes and villains can find help at the WVU Parkersburg Entrepreneur Center during the 2019 Maker Day event. On Sunday, Sept. 15, from 12 – 6 p.m., the Entrepreneur Center (located in…