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Taylor County led in new business growth percentage for February 2019 with a total of 13 new businesses, according to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. That equates to a 2.40 percent growth for Taylor County. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported Upshur, Wyoming, Clay and Jefferson counties also had notable…
For the first time in its history, Marshall University has been selected as an “R-2” research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Marshall President Jerome A. Gilbert, in making the announcement, said the new designation, considered a significant milestone in the academic research world, is a tribute to the hard work…
The West Virginia University College of Lawhas been named a top environmental law school for a second year. In its current issue, preLaw Magazine gives WVU College of Law a grade of A for the range of its energy and environmental law classes and related opportunities. Just 14 law schools in the nation score higher.…
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) and the Wetzel County Chamber will host a program on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development beginning March 12, 2019. Classes will be held at WVNCC’s New Martinsville Campus every Tuesday through May 21, from 6-9 p.m. Classes are free, but anyone interested in attending must register ahead of time…
West Liberty University announced a “Topper Takeover” of the City of Wheeling today at an 11 a.m. media event. Topper Takeover includes events to coincide with the MEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament at WesBanco, March 6 – 10, presented by the Health Plan. Mayor Glenn Elliott was present to join the excitement and to…
The Black Lung Center at Boone Memorial Hospital located in Madison, West Virginia held a free outreach event in Logan this past Friday, March 1st. The hospital opened its new Black Lung Center last February, 2018 and has since tested nearly 1,000 active or retired coal miners. “Our goal is simple…to help miners,” said Willie Carte, Director of Respiratory…