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A team from the Charleston Area Alliance will serve as business mentors at the Kent State University Fashion/Tech Hackathon, a 36-hour event that brings together teams of students in fashion, computer science, engineering, math and physics from across the country to come up with apps and software that tie digital thinking to fashion. The visit…
West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is partnering with representatives from a variety agricultural agencies, including the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to host a meet-and-greet session with farmers at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Eleanor, W.Va., on Monday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. Agency representatives will discuss the programs and services…
Paul B. Ferguson, M.D., chair of the department of neurology at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and a physician specializing in the treatment of multiple sclerosis at Marshall Neurology and Cabell Huntington Hospital, has received a Partners in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Care designation in neurology by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.…
Today, Governor Jim Justice announced that Dr. William “Bill” White will be joining his administration to run the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. Dr. White will be stepping down from his position on the West Virginia state Board of Education to begin his new role. “I am humbled to have the opportunity to give…
Advantage Valley, Inc., a regional economic development organization promoting the Charleston and Huntington areas, recently received a POWER Grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to tackle critical economic development needs in the region. The grants, totaling $370,000, will be used for site planning, creation of a…
West Virginia Caring has formalized its partnership agreement with Capital Caring, the largest and oldest hospice and palliative care provider in the mid-Atlantic region, enhancing its ability to provide much-needed end-of-life care to thousands of individuals and families facing advanced illness throughout the Mountain State. The partnership creates one company, while maintaining West Virginia Caring‟s…