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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), through its Office of Investment and Innovation (OII), Office of Native American Affairs, Office of Veterans Business Development, and its federal partners consisting of the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Education, announced the 68 winners of the third annual Growth Accelerator Fund…
The kidneys filter more than 53 gallons of blood a day, help regulate blood pressure and direct red blood cell production. Yet they are also prone to disease. One in three Americans are at risk for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) due to diabetes, high blood pressure or a family history of kidney failure. According to…
In recently released results, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System recognized Ripley’s Jackson Home Health with a 4.5-star rating in quality and a 4-star rating in patient satisfaction. The most recent ratings were released by CMS in July. The Five-Star Quality Rating System was instituted by CMS as part of its Home…
Hunters with disabilities possessing a Class Q/QQ hunting permit may hunt on designated roads throughout the Monongahela National Forest, portions of the George Washington/Jefferson National Forest in West Virginia and on selected wildlife management areas, according to Paul Johansen, chief of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Resources Section. “The designation of…
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin today joined Division of Culture and History Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith to present the 2017 State Development Grants. More than $420,000 was awarded for 19 historic preservation projects across the state. “With more than 1,000 historic properties in West Virginia, rehabilitation is an important source of both cultural and economic development,” Gov.…
“Robert C. Byrd: Senator, Statesman, West Virginian,” a major traveling exhibit on the life and career of the late senator, will visit the Marsh Library at Concord University Oct. 1-31, 2016. The exhibit honors the 100th anniversary of the birth of Senator Byrd in 2017 and includes digital representations of more than 100 documents and…