Mercer County Leads in New Business Growth for April 2019
Mercer County led in new business growth percentage for April 2019 with a total of 42 new businesses, according to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. That equates to a 2 percent growth for Mercer County. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported Morgan, Roane, Pendleton and Gilmer counties also had notable growth […]
Secretary of State’s “Business Startup Wizard” Wins National StateScoop® Award for “State IT Innovation of the Year”
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West Virginia American Water Awards $10,000 in Environmental Grants to Projects in Braxton, Cabell, Fayette and Kanawha Counties
West Virginia American Water announced today that six recipients received funding through the company’s 2019 Environmental Grant Program. The announcement coincides with Drinking Water Week – a celebration by the American Water Works Association and the water community across North America that recognizes the vital role drinking water plays in daily lives. This year’s Drinking […]
June Harless Center to induct five into Hall of Fame
The June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development, part of Marshall University’s College of Education and Professional Development, will hold its annual Harless Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday, May 6, in the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus. This year’s inductees are Robert Shell Jr. and […]
Secretary of State’s Office to Celebrate National Small Business Week May 5-11
There are more than 117,000 for profit, non-profit and charitable entities formally registered to do business in West Virginia. More than 90 percent of those entities are considered to be small businesses. All entities doing business in West Virginia are required to register with the Business & Licensing Division in the Secretary of State’s Office. […]
Shepherd University Foundation’s WISH giving circle celebrates five year anniversary
Women Investing in Shepherd (WISH), a women’s giving circle sponsored by the Shepherd University Foundation, celebrated its fifth anniversary on April 28 at Shepherd’s Erma Ora Byrd Hall. WISH is made up of more than 250 Shepherd University alumnae and community members within the tri-state region of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. During the fifth […]
