West Virginia Airbnb Hosts Earned $10 Million in 2018 Amid Continued Hotel Growth
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 […]
New Secretary of State Website Offers One-Click Access to Information, Services and Resources
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 birthing center receives international recognition
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 […]
More Than 100,000 New Voters Registered in Less Than Two Years
WV Secretary of State Mac Warner announced today there have been 101,542 new voters registered since he took office less than two years ago.  A county-by-county breakdown is attached. Warner’s administration took office on January 16, 2017. Warner said his immediate interest as the state’s chief election officer was in building a working relationship with […]
Braxton County Leads in New Business Growth for November 2018
Braxton County led in new business growth for November 2018 with a total of 7 new businesses, according to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. That equates to a 1.55 percent growth for Braxton County. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported Mason, Hampshire, Doddridge and Jackson counties also had notable growth in November. […]
Board of Governors approves graduate program in cybersecurity
The Marshall University Board of Governors (BOG) today approved plans for a graduate degree in cybersecurity, making Marshall the state’s first public university to offer a master’s-level degree program in the emerging discipline. The College of Information Technology and Engineering’s Weisberg Division of Computer Science will administer the new academic program set to begin in […]
