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On May 21, 2016, thousands of youth across West Virginia will participate in the state’s fourth annual Lemonade Day. This nationwide entrepreneurship project has been made possible for the past four years with funding from Vision Shared, an economic development organization whose mission is to strengthen the economy, transform communities, promote progressive government and improve…
WVU Medicine University Healthcare President and CEO Anthony P. Zelenka, FACHE, recently announced the appointment of Rohit Gulati, MD, MBA, FACHE, as vice president and chief medical officer for the Eastern Panhandle’s regional health system. Dr. Gulati comes to University Healthcare from MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore where he has served as the assistant…
Bowles Rice attorney John Woods has been named chairman of the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission (WVAC) by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. Woods has served on the Commission for more than 14 years, appointed and reappointed by Governors Cecil Underwood, Bob Wise and Tomblin. The WVAC fosters and assists in the development of aeronautics in West…
The West Virginia State University Board of Governors (WVSU BOG) today named Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins as the 11th President of West Virginia State University. Jenkins will assume the presidency on July 1, 2016. Following a national search, the Presidential Search Advisory Committee recommended final candidates to the WVSU BOG. Those candidates were invited to…
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 14-22: 75th Anniversary West Virginia Strawberry Festival, Buckhannon info@wvstrawberryfestival.com http://www.wvstrawberryfestival.com/ This strawberry celebration…
Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome, the garden variety figure gone tourist, is visiting West Virginia in May, including stops at some of the West Virginia’s state parks. One of the first stops was at Blackwater Falls State Park near Davis. The Gnome’s visits are part of a cooperative venture with the West Virginia Division of Tourism, according…