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The College Foundation of West Virginia (CFWV) today announced a goal to increase the number of 12th graders who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or “FAFSA,” to 60 percent by April 15. Students planning to attend college during the 2017-18 academic year can complete the FAFSA online now at www.fafsa.gov using their…
Drop off a new, unwrapped toy or make a monetary donation of $10 or more to the Alum Creek Volunteer Fire Department and your name will be entered to win two VIP tickets to the Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. “Home for the Holidays” concert Saturday, December 10th at the Madison Civic Center in Madison, WV.…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today met with members of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Substance Abuse (GACSA), which he established in 2011, to discuss progress made in recent years in West Virginia’s fight against substance abuse. Since it was created, GACSA has coordinated 20 rounds of community meetings in six regions across the state and…
Tara McConnell Tesher, celebrated cookware and household décor designer and CEO of Temp-tations, who graduated from Wesleyan in 1996, is going back to where it all started, hosting an open gathering December 8th in Clarksburg, WV, to talk about her new venture, Tara at Home—a unique direct-selling company that is helping woman and a few…
West Virginia has a strong business environment for construction contractors, according to state rankings released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). “Building America: The Merit Shop Scorecard” reviews and ranks state-specific information significant to the success of the commercial and industrial construction industry. The scorecard website, meritshopscorecard.org, identifies states, such as West Virginia that have…
By Deborah Fell Did you know that, mathematically, if you improve revenue by 2% per month, you will more than double your business in 3 years? The value of a strategic plan then, is to create the “how-to” strategies, initiatives and resourcing to get there. So how do you get this done? Consider these five…