Women-Owned Businesses March Forward
During the 2015 fiscal year, the federal government achieved a historical milestone by awarding the highest percentage of contracting dollars to small businesses – supporting more than half a million jobs in neighborhoods like yours. Small business contracts injected $90.7 billion into the economy, and 17.8 billion of those dollars were awarded to women-owned small firms. Just […]
West Virginia Executive Welcomes New Production Manager
West Virginia Executive (WVE) magazine, the Mountain State’s premier statewide business publication, is proud to welcome Samantha Cart as its new production manager. A native of Buffalo, WV, Cart got her first taste of magazine production as an intern for WVE in 2011 while attending West Virginia University (WVU). She earned her bachelor’s and master’s […]
Tamarack Foundation Announces New Name, Focus and Facility
On Friday, March 4, 2016, the Tamarack Artisan Foundation officially became the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts, marking a shift not only in name, but also in the structure and approach to programs and services for the 13-year-old organization. The foundation – a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Charleston – now serves a singular focus: […]
Marshall to host first Appalachian Conference on Social Enterprise
The Marshall University Entrepreneurship program and the Lewis College of Business are hosting the first Appalachian Conference on Social Enterprise (ACOSE) Thursday, March 17, and Friday, March 18. Community leaders will come together at Marshall to explore the power of social enterprise, according to Dr. Jonathan Butler, assistant professor of entrepreneurship for the college. “Marshall’s new entrepreneurship […]
West Liberty University Announces Two New Graduate Programs
West Liberty University announced today the start-up of two new graduate degree programs, designed to meet statewide needs. The programs include an online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Master of Science in Criminology (MSC) degree, both recently approved by the Higher Learning Commission. “We are pleased to announce that we are now […]
Cabell Huntington Hospital Spine Surgery program named Blue Distinction Center Plus
Cabell Huntington Hospital has been named a Blue Distinction Center Plus for Spine Surgery® from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia for demonstrating better overall quality of care and patient results in spine surgery. The Blue Distinction Centers Plus for Specialty Care® program is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield […]
