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Grant County led in new business growth for December 2018 with a total of 12 new businesses, according to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. That equates to a 2.21 percent growth for Grant County. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported Tucker, Jackson, Greenbrier and Gilmer counties also had notable growth…
The WV Hive Network, in partnership with TechConnect WV, has scheduled the 3rd of five idea and business competitions entitled Pitch Southern WV. The upcoming competition is for residents of Fayette County. Competitors need to submit an application at https://wvhive.com/pitch/no later than midnight January 15, 2019. Applications will be evaluated by a team of reviewers. Top…
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the Boone Memorial Hospital Laboratory Department in Madison, West Virginia. The award was based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs. Boone Memorial Hospital Laboratory is one of more than 8,000 CAP-accredited facilities worldwide.…
Airbnb, the world’s leading community driven hospitality company, announced today that its West Virginia host community earned a combined $10 million in supplemental income while welcoming approximately 90,000 guest arrivals to the state in 2018. This comes as West Virginians increasingly embrace the home sharing platform as an opportunity to earn supplemental income and make…
The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office makes it easier than ever before to access information, services and resources with the launch of its new and improved website at https://sos.wv.gov. The new website supports some of the Secretary of State’s top goals, which include streamlining bureaucracy, enhancing business and continuously improving customer service. The new,…
WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center has been awarded international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. Baby-Friendly USA is the authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative encourages and…