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Three counties saw the most percentage growth in business registrations for August according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported that the top three counties are Pleasants County with 1.94 percent business growth, Grant County with 1.83 percent business growth, and Marion County with 1.80…
CentralApp, a West Virginia-based company, is offering job-seekers throughout Southern West Virginia the chance to learn high-tech skills — and get paid while doing it. CentralApp is looking for candidates for apprenticeships that will teach participants to develop applications within Salesforce, a global business platform. The eight-month career training program will allow workers to develop computer…
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center will offer a Business Fundamentals workshop 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Tucker County. The workshop will be held in the Tucker County Board of Education building, 303 First Street, Parsons. Business Coach Lindsey Teets will lead the session. To register, visit the WV SBDC website…
Longtime supporters of West Virginia University, alumni Curtis H. “Hank” Barnette and his wife, Joanne Harner Barnette, are donating to the University the Harner-Barnette farm which includes 10 acres of land outside Morgantown, a house and related buildings on the property with furnishings, and farm implements. WVU intends to use the property, long-term, to develop…
The West Virginia Tourism Office today announced the start of the 2017 Fall Gauley Season with the first release of water from the Summersville Dam. “West Virginia is a four-season travel and tourism destination, but there is no question that our vivid fall foliage and unmatched outdoor recreation make fall one of our peak seasons…
Disaster Unemployment Assistance is available to those who reside or work in Harrison, Marshall, Wetzel and Marion counties. Those counties were included in the major disaster declaration of Aug. 18 for the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides of July 28-29, 2017. Claims must be filed in person at a local WorkForce West Virginia office,…