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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 […]

WV SBDC online business fundamentals workshops available free through March 2019

Busy West Virginia entrepreneurs can learn the basics of starting and improving a new business at their own pace online and at no cost. The online West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) is free through March 2019, thanks to sponsorship from the Regional Development Funding Corporation (RDFC).  The sponsorship allows WV SBDC to […]

Goodnight Celebrates 24th New Year’s Eve

FestivALL Charleston will partner with GoodNight for the 4th year to host Charleston’s favorite family-friendly and free New Year’s Eve celebration. Craig Hinchman, long-time performer at GoodNight, has been the organizer of the event for the past few years, with the help of his wife Amanda Hinchman. When the event organizer retired, they stepped up […]

Huntington Bank commits substantial gift to Startup Engine business accelerator at John Chambers College of Business and Economics

WHAT: Announcement of substantial gift to Startup Engine at West Virginia University from Huntington Bank WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Erickson Alumni Center WHO: WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics Notes: The Startup Engine houses WVU’s first startup accelerator program, and is designed to attract, select and accelerate startup businesses focused on the sectors and industries identified in […]