WVU expert briefs Congressional committee on extracting rare earth elements from coal
Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the Water Research Institute at West Virginia University’s Energy Institute, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Tuesday, May 14, on recent research advances on the development of a domestic source of rare earth elements. RREs, the minerals that make electronic devices work, are essential to the economy and national security. […]
Professors from Each College Honored by Students
One faculty member from each of West Liberty University’s five colleges were named faculty of the year at the Honors Convocation held in Kelly Theatre recently. “We decided to pick the best professor from each college since many times, the college with the biggest enrollment has an advantage. This way more professors are rewarded for […]
Women Owning Woodlands workshop comes to West Virginia for first time
A Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) workshop will be held for the first time in West Virginia. The WOW weekend workshop is scheduled for May 31 – June 2 in Watoga State Park and Calvin Price State Forest in Pocahontas County. The session covers practical skills such as how to identify common types of trees, manage […]
Valley Health administrator Rachel Merino is one of 12 in U.S. to receive Emerging Leader Award for impact on community health
Rachel Merino, Behavioral Health and Dentistry Operations Administrator at Valley Health Systems, Inc., on March 30 was among 12 recipients from across the country recognized with the Geiger Gibson Emerging Leader Award at a ceremony held during the 2019 National Association of Community Health Centers Policy and Issues Forum in Washington, D.C. “It is rare to […]
Adlucent Award Recognizes Woodcraft’s Outstanding Revenue Growth
Woodcraft recently received an Outstanding Growth Award that reflects the success of its partnership with Adlucent, a digital marketing performance agency headquartered in Austin, Texas. The award was presented to September Fleming, Woodcraft Director of Digital Marketing, during the 2019 Adlucent Client Summit April 3-5 in Austin. Fleming and Kim Wallace, Marketplace Channels Administrator, represented […]
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 […]
