Advantage Valley, Inc. Wins SEDC Regional Economic Development Award

Advantage Valley, Inc’s Expanding Markets program was awarded a Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Community and Economic Development Award for innovative Business Retention and Expansion programs. The award was presented at SEDC’s Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia. The Expanding Markets Program was recognized for its impact, innovation and community commitment in regions with populations over […]

WesBanco, Inc. Announces Transformative Merger with Premier Financial Corp

WesBanco, Inc (NASDAQ: WSBC) and Premier Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: PFC) jointly announced they have executed a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger providing for the merger of Premier with and into WesBanco. Jeff Jackson, president and CEO of WesBanco, and Gary Small, President and CEO of Premier, made the joint announcement. Under the terms of […]

Dr. Joseph M. Baisden Joins WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital

WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital (PCH) is pleased to announce that Joseph M. Baisden, M.D., Ph.D., a distinguished radiation oncologist, has joined the PCH team. Baisden’s office will be in the Radiation Therapy Department at the PCH Bluefield Campus. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Baisden. He has a long history of providing excellent care […]

West Virginia Wesleyan College, Valley Health Care Form Strategic Partnership

West Virginia Wesleyan College and Valley Health Care, Inc. have partnered to provide critical access to continuing education for Valley Health Care medical professionals to meet the health care needs of North Central West Virginia. “This strategic partnership between West Virginia Wesleyan College and Valley Health Care embodies our institutional mission to share educational resources […]

College Students Learning on the Job with ZMM Architects and Engineers

Interns at ZMM Architects and Engineers (ZMM) are gaining real-world experience by working collaboratively with fellow interns and professional staff. The 17 students are seeing their classroom knowledge come to life in projects that benefit communities across the region. Our interns support operations across the firm in our Charleston, WV, and Blacksburg, VA, offices. The […]

Major DOL Apprenticeship Award to Fund National Manufacturing Hub at MAMC

The Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC) will receive more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to develop and accelerate manufacturing apprenticeship programs nationwide, federal officials recently announced. MAMC’s new Apprenticeship Works Manufacturing National Hub will establish a National Training Academy in West Virginia to rapidly launch new apprenticeship programs while providing […]