Falletta Named Director of Counseling and Wellness at D&E
Margaret Emanuel Falletta, a provisionally licensed counselor, has been appointed director of counseling and wellness services at Davis & Elkins College. In this role, she provides individual and group counseling services to the college community as well as prevention and outreach programming that promotes mental wellness. Falletta brings a background in youth counseling in both […]
Mountaineer Brand Products Grows into Expanding West Virginia Business
Eric Young’s search for quality, budget-friendly beard products led to starting his own company in 2013. Young runs Mountaineer Brand Products with sister and business partner Meredith Young. The company soon outgrew the kitchen where the startup began and by 2014 had set up shop in a new building in Shepherdstown. The Mountaineer Brand line […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Hardy County
A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Hardy County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time. The […]
Autism Training Center at Marshall to Expand to Concord University
The West Virginia Autism Training Center located at Marshall University has partnered with Concord University to develop on-campus support in Athens, West Virginia, for students who are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Through its partnership with the WV ATC, Concord joins a national movement to develop specialized, on-campus programs to support this student population […]
Jackson Home Health & Mountaineer HomeCare Named Top Agencies by HomeCare Elite
Jackson Home Health of Ripley and Mountaineer HomeCare of Charleston have been named top agencies of the 2016 HomeCare Elite®, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. For more than 10 years, HomeCare Elite has annually identified the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified agencies and highlights the top 100 and […]
Governor Tomblin Announces Actions to Fill Current FY 2017 Budget Deficit
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced an across-the-board mid-year budget cut of 2 percent for most West Virginia government agencies, a move made necessary due to the state’s General Revenue Fund falling behind by more than $87 million since July. “This was a tough decision that stemmed from sustained budgetary challenges, but we must continue […]