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Some pets that were separated from their human families by the flooding this past June aren’t able to return home. Their owners were displaced by the disaster and can no longer care for them. These precious four-legged friends, now in area animal shelters, are eager to find new forever homes. The rescue of pets lost…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today unveiled a new public-private initiative, “RISE West Virginia,” aimed at strengthening flood-impacted communities by providing grants to affected small businesses. The program is being co-sponsored by West Virginia native Brad Smith, Chairman and CEO of Intuit, one of the world’s leading financial software companies. Smith and his wife, Alys, have…
In the days and weeks following the floods that devastated parts of our state one month ago, it is inspiring to see West Virginians banding together to support friends, family and neighbors as the long road to recovery continues. More than 4,500 individual citizens have requested volunteer opportunity information through Volunteer West Virginia, to offer…
A free orchestra and choir performance to benefit high school music departments in West Virginia impacted by June’s flooding will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston. “Orchestra of the Hills,” sponsored by West Virginia State University (WVSU) and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO), will feature…
WVU Tech is excited to announce the return of the University’s STEM Summer Academy for Girls, July 24-29, 2016. This weeklong, on-campus experience is designed to connect high school girls to students, faculty and professionals working in STEM fields to promote STEM awareness and career exploration. Now in its second year, the Academy will bring…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the Coalfield Development Corporation of Wayne, W.Va., to rehabilitate the corporation’s West Edge Factory and accommodate workforce training and job placement programs. According to grantee estimates, after nine years, more than 320 program…