Adventure Advisory: Celebrate Travel in the Mountain State

The Adventure Advisory, prepared and distributed by Wild, Wonderful West Virginia, highlights some of the many activities happening across the Mountain State. Additional listings are posted at www.GoToWV.com. Event organizers and promoters are encouraged to submit items electronically at http://GoToWV.com/partners/. May 1: West Virginia Botanic Garden Wetland/Amphibian Walk, Morgantown http://gotowv.com/event/west-virginia-botanic-garden-wetlandamphibian-walk/ Slip on your mud boots…

Marshall Mathematics Faculty Member Receives Prestigious Teaching Award

Dr. Bonita Lawrence of the Marshall University College of Science has received the 2016 Mathematical Association of America’s Regional Distinguished Teaching Award. Lawrence is only the second professor from Marshall University to receive this honor in the Ohio Section of the Mathematical Association of America. Lawrence, a full professor in the college’s Department of Mathematics,…

Webinar to Explain Funding Assistance for Entrepreneurs

The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) is presenting a webinar focused on funding assistance available to empower entrepreneurs’ and manufacturers’ new ideas. The free event – scheduled Tuesday, April 21, at 2 p.m. – will provide an overview of available funding and the application process as well as highlight examples of…

Good News Mountaineer Garage 15th Year Anniversary

Good News Mountaineer Garage (GNMG) is celebrating its 15th year as a nonprofit organization in the State of West Virginia. While plans for the nonprofit began in the late 1990s, Good News Mountaineer Garage was officially incorporated on April 12, 2001. Over the past 15 years, the statewide 501 (c ) 3 organization has repaired,…

Adventures on the Gorge Hires Robin Hildebrand as Group Sales Manager

Robin Hildebrand has joined the Adventures on the Gorge (AOTG) team as group sales manager. Hildebrand’s primary focus will be to attract business for the resort’s new conference center set to open in July. “Robin understands the bigger picture. We’re not just selling AOTG, we’re selling West Virginia,” Dave Hartvigsen, Adventures on the Gorge CEO…

Morgantown Marathon and MVB Bank to Provide Prize Money for Winners

The Morgantown Marathon Executive committee is proud to announce their partnership with MVB Bank for 2016. MVB Bank was a sponsor for the inaugural marathon weekend in 2015, and through the energy and excitement of that initial event, elected to come aboard as the Race Purse Sponsor for the 2nd Annual WVU Medicine Morgantown Marathon Weekend. Only in its second year, with…