Explore the New Manufacturing Receives Benedum Funding for Regional Education Academies

Explore the New Manufacturing, a statewide education campaign of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund (WVMAEF), was recently awarded a substantial grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to continue educating West Virginia students, primarily at the middle school level, about the manufacturing industry including the educational pathways and career opportunities in West Virginia.…

Wheeling’s Figaretti’s Restaurant Named Best Italian Restaurant in West Virginia

The West Virginia Tourism Office today celebrates Figaretti’s Restaurant in Wheeling for being named the best Italian restaurant in West Virginia by Lovefood.com. The title is a result of Lovefood’s curated list of the best Italian restaurants in every state. “I’d like to personally congratulate Figaretti’s Restaurant on this accomplishment,” said West Virginia Tourism Commissioner…

Capito Announces Funding to Help Veterans Pursue, Earn Postsecondary Education

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced a total of $639,257 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education for Concord University in Athens, West Virginia, and Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. The funding—provided through the Veterans Upward Bound program—will be used to support projects designed to help student veterans…

Three Distinguished Alumni Will Be Named to the Wall of Honor

West Liberty University’s Alumni Association will add the names of three distinguished alumni to its Wall of Honor at an induction ceremony during Homecoming 2017. Alumni John Hennen, Katie Kacmarik and Al Roszczyk will receive awards during the invitation-only President’s Recognition Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. The dinner also honors donors who are members of the John…

Governor Justice, Secretary of Commerce Announce Hino Motors to Expand, Create 250 New Jobs

Governor Jim Justice and Secretary of Commerce Woody Thrasher announced today that Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. will expand its truck manufacturing and assembly operations in West Virginia. The company will relocate its operations from its current site in Williamstown to the former Coldwater Creek facility in Mineral Wells. The new operation represents a total investment…