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A new contract designed to cut down on non-emergency transportation costs for Medicaid patients is paying big dividends for the State of West Virginia, saving $1.9 million in its first year. The Bureau also estimates that it saved $1.5 million this year by securing a non-emergency medical transportation broker, bringing the total savings to the…
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded Progenesis Technologies, LLC, a Huntington, WV-based biotech firm with ties to Marshall University, a grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for approximately $144,000, company officials announced today. This is the first NIH Phase I award for a West Virginia company in eight years and…
The 2015 West Virginia Makes Festival is in the books. The second-annual event, presented by the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI), serves to inspire artists, inventors, makers and students of all ages. Hundreds of participants joined more than three dozen Design Challenge competitors and more than 400 K-12 students for the…
West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) Creators Program workshop series continues with “Independent Publishing” at the WVSU Economic Development Center (EDC) Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. Author Eric Douglas will discuss the pitfalls and benefits of self-publishing, along with what to do when your book is “out there,” in the free session. Topics will include…
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $367,411 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program. The purpose of the CDBG program is to develop communities by providing the means necessary to establish practical housing and living environments, while…
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office kicks off Global Entrepreneurship Week, Monday November 16, 2015 at the Entrepreneurship Expo and Lunch & Learn Session. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the world’s largest celebration of innovators and job creators, who launch startups to bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human…