Fall Gardening, Hops Production the Focus of WVSU Extension Workshops

West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is hosting a free workshop to help gardeners prepare for the fall season from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Arrowhead Bike Farm in Fayetteville. The session will also focus on hops production in West Virginia and include a tour of a local production […]

Keynote Speaker Announced for 2016 Women & Technology Conference

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Director of DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office, will deliver keynote remarks at the Women & Technology Conference, October 6-7, 2016. A former military intelligence officer, Dr. Tompkins previously served as the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Chief of Staff, as well as Deputy Director of the agency’s […]

Local Business Receives Award for Outstanding Revenue Performance at SERVPRO’s Annual Convention

Local entrepreneur(s) Stephen & Julie Reynolds of SERVPRO of Teays Valley was/were recognized with the MILLIONAIRE’S Platinum award for outstanding revenue performance during an Awards ceremony at the 47th Annual SERVPROR Convention. A record-setting group of more than 2800 franchise owners, key staff and corporate representatives attended the convention, which was held at the MGM […]

BridgeValley Community & Technical College Students Win National Honors

BridgeValley Community and Technical College’s Phi Beta Lambda students earned top ten placement at PBL’s National Leadership Conference (NLC) held in Atlanta, GA June 23rd-27th.  Phi Beta Lambda is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million students preparing nationally for careers in business and business-related fields. BridgeValley CTC had top national top ten […]

State Treasurer’s Office Collects $3.7 Million in Unclaimed Life Insurance Funds

After fighting both court and legislative battles over life insurance companies who balked at turning over unclaimed funds, State Treasurer John Perdue’s office saw such firms surrender $3.7 million in fiscal year 2016 to the Unclaimed Property Division. That number is precisely half of the $7.4 million comprising all types of insurance-related reports in fiscal 2016, which […]

Continuing Success: BrickStreet Insurance Taking on $120 Million in Premiums from HM Insurance

BrickStreet Insurance, West Virginia’s first private workers’ compensation carrier, has finalized the purchase of the workers’ compensation block of Pennsylvania-based HM Insurance Group, which will include $120 million in premiums. “This move will make us the third largest workers’ compensation carrier in Pittsburgh,” BrickStreet’s Chief Office Executive Greg Burton said. He said this means that […]