Highmark Foundation awards more than $383,000 to schools across Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Children across Pennsylvania and West Virginia will find their schools are healthier places when they return from summer break thanks to the Highmark Foundation. The Foundation is awarding a total of $383,909 in grants to 84 schools across Pennsylvania and West Virginia in an effort to make schools healthier places for students. The Highmark Foundation’s […]
Friends of New River Gorge National River Presents Songwriters Showcase
Friends of New River Gorge National River, Inc. (Friends) is hosting its first ever songwriters’ competition to honor the milestone “birthdays” of the National Parks of Southern West Virginia this year. Songwriters from around the region submitted original compositions inspired by the parks, and the competition will conclude with a performance at the Historic Fayette […]
West Virginia American Water Awards Local Fire Departments $10,000 in Grants
West Virginia American Water announced today the awardees of its fifth annual Firefighting Support Grant Program, providing more than $10,000 in financial assistance to fire departments located within the company’s service area. The grants will help local fire departments purchase emergency gear, life-saving equipment, training materials and essential firefighting apparatus. “Each day, we work closely […]
Marshall to partner with The Wild Ramp, offering Workplace Farm Share memberships to students, employees
Marshall University is partnering with The Wild Ramp to offer faculty, staff and students memberships to the Workplace Farm Share program. For members, locally sourced food will be available for pickup weekly at noon Thursdays, July 12 through Nov. 23, 2018, in the Memorial Student Center. The program is a partnership between The Wild Ramp […]
The Thrasher Group Acquires Assets of Blue Mountain, Inc.
The Thrasher Group, Inc., an ENR 500 engineering, architecture, and field services firm, announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Blue Mountain, Inc., a West Virginia-based survey, mapping and engineering firm. Located in Wadestown, WV (Monongalia County), Blue Mountain is a respected consultant for a variety of natural gas, mining, and governmental […]
WV SBDC provides Snapshot of jobs, economic growth in Mountain State
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) recently released its June 2018 “Small Business Snapshot” of activities to support the state’s small businesses. The WV SBDC overview recaps innovations, statistics and success stories from the previous six months. The June 2018 Snapshot reports that WV SBDC helped the state’s small businesses leverage $117 […]