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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the launch of the 2019 Emerging Leaders Initiative for executives of small businesses poised for growth in emerging markets. Local area recruitment for the 2019 training cycle is currently ongoing at designated SBA District Offices. Interested small business owners can learn more regarding eligibility, how to apply, class…
West Virginia Science & Research, a division of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, presents “The World of Space” featuring Emily Calandrelli on Thursday, March 14 at the Culture Center in Charleston. Calandrelli is the executive producer and Emmy-nominated host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space, a chief correspondent on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves The…
Boone Memorial Hospital will celebrate the one year opening of its Black Lung Center this month. The Black Lung Center, located on the Boone Memorial Hospital campus in Madison, West Virginia, has already tested nearly 800 miners since opening February 20th, 2018. In addition to testing, The Black Lung Center helps miners complete their federal black lung claim…
Shepherd University’s Fine Art, Science, Technology, Engineering, Educational Resource Lab (FASTEnER Lab) has expanded its capabilities thanks to a new stereolithography (SLA) 3D printer that was purchased with a $5,000 donation from an anonymous donor. Kay Dartt, 3D fabrication manager, said the SLA printing process uses a laser to cure photo-sensitive polymers. “That laser allows…
West Virginia American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted for the company’s 2019 Environmental Grant Program awards. The grant awards will be available to organizations in West Virginia American Water service areas across the state. Established in 2005, the West Virginia American Water Environmental Grant Program offers funds for innovative, community-based environmental…
The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs will present Brig. Gen. Christopher Walker with the first HHOMA Trailblazer Award on Saturday. This presentation will take place as part of a Black History Month lecture on Black History in the Military, delivered by Archives and History Commissioner Dr. Charles T. Ledbetter. The lecture will start at…