Capon Springs and Farms Wins 2016 Best First Impression Award from Retreat Central
Capon Springs and Farms, a West Virginia, family-owned and operated award-winning resort, was named Retreat Central’s 2016 Best First Impression winner. Fourteen other retreat centers from across the country vied for the title. Capon Springs, however, was the clear winner, with just about 80% of the total votes cast from the public. After Capon Springs spread […]
Tourism Industry Projects Receive $1.2 Million to Attract Visitors
West Virginia Tourism Industry projects totaling $2.4 million have been approved by the West Virginia Tourism Commission to receive $1.2 million in matching funds through the Matching Advertising Partnership Program (MAPP). MAPP allows state tourism businesses to match their advertising dollars through partnerships with other tourism businesses and the state. Matches are based on the […]
Oglebay’s Annual Winter Festival of Lights Set to Begin in November
Thousands of glittering lights will illuminate the night during Oglebay’s annual Winter Festival of Lights Nov. 11, 2016 through Jan. 1, 2017. “Guests will enjoy over 80 larger-than-life still and animated light displays,” said Steve Hilliard, Wheeling Park Commission President & CEO. “From The Twelve Days of Christmas to the animated LED Light Tunnel, this […]
Clear Mountain Bank’s Terra Alta Branch Celebrates 125 Years
Clear Mountain Bank’s Terra Alta branch will celebrate 125 years of service to the Terra Alta community this month. The branch was originally chartered as “The Terra Alta Bank” on October 21, 1891. The bank constructed its first branch on the Fogle Drug Store property located on Washington Avenue. Construction on the three-story building was […]
Dixon Hughes Goodman Receives Great Place to Work® Certification
Dixon Hughes Goodman, a U.S. top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, is pleased to announce its certification as one of the nation’s great places to work based on reports by independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. DHG earned this credential based on feedback from its employees and partners in anonymous surveys, and the […]
Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam to Open Second ReStore in Teays Valley
Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam was started by a group of volunteers from Teays Valley Presbyterian Church in 1988 with a mission to build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. Habitat’s office was located on Teays Valley Rd. until 1993, when it moved to Kanawha County. The first ReStore was opened in Dunbar […]