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HealthSmart, the nation’s largest independent Third Party Administrator of health plans for self-funded employers, has announced the creation of a Casualty Claims and Government Affairs Division. Loren Claypool, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer since 2014, has been promoted to President, HealthSmart Casualty Claims and Government Affairs. Claypool will continue to report to Phil Christianson, HealthSmart’s…
The American Advertising Federation of West Virginia (AAF-WV) honored John Auge, principal and co-founder of Auge+Gray+Drake, with the Silver Medal Award during the 2017 American Advertising Awards Reception in Charleston on February 22. Auge, who has worked in the advertising industry in Charleston for decades, received a standing ovation from 100 of his colleagues and…
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Veterans Small Business Development and the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) holds public meetings March 7 and 8, respectively, at SBA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The March 7 IATF meeting is from 1 to 4 p.m. The March 8 ACVBA meeting runs from…
Registration is open for the fifth annual West Virginia Urban Agriculture Conference, happening April 12-14 at Camp Virgil Tate, near Charleston. The conference will feature a screening of the documentary “Farmers for America,” which profiles West Virginia farmer Calvin Riggleman, who will speak at the event. The film profiles a series of young farmers from…
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Kimberly R. Moyers, Market President for the North Central West Virginia area, welcome Jason S. Schnopp as Community Relationship Manager of the Star City Community Office in Morgantown, WV. Jason has over 14 years of financial services experience. He began his financial services…
Seventeen Marshall University students have each been awarded $750 plus expenses through a university program started this year to promote undergraduate research and creative activities. Made possible by funding provided through the Office of the President, the Undergraduate Creative Discovery and Undergraduate Research Scholar Awards provide students with an opportunity to pursue original creative work,…