Obama Administration to Award Power Initiative Investments in Coal-impacted Communities

On Wednesday, August 24, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will announce significant federal investments in projects to grow the economy in coal-impacted communities. These investments, spread across various states, are funded through the Obama administration’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative…

Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. and Poet Laureate Marc Harshman Headline WVSU Creators Program Fall Line-up

The fall season of West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) Creators Program includes events featuring entertainer and “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. and W.Va. Poet Laureate Marc Harshman, among others. The free workshop series will kick off with a Creators Talk by Harshman at the WVSU Economic Development Center (EDC) Wednesday, Sept. 21,…

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Hosts 49th Annual Nature Wonder Weekend

Wild food foragers from across the country will return to North Bend State Park Sept. 16–18, 2016, for the 49th annual Nature Wonder Weekend. Reservations are open and available for this annual gathering. Featured speakers include wild foods cooking author Leda Meredith and hearth cook and food historians Martha and Richard Hartley. “This year’s program…