Leonhardt Launches Bid for Agriculture Commissioner
State Senator Kent Leonhardt announced today that he will run for agriculture commissioner in 2016. Senate President and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Cole introduced Leonhardt, calling him, “the candidate with the right blend of experience in planning and farming to modernize the office and harness the potential agriculture provides to help get West Virginia moving […]
My Bank! FIRST UNITED PROMOTES LANCE MCKEEVER TO VICE PRESIDENT
William Grant, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of First United Bank & Trust, and R.L. Fisher, senior vice president and chief lending officer, announce the promotion of Lance McKeever to vice president and commercial relationship manager. Fisher commented, “Lance is a great team player who understands today’s business environment within the Monongalia […]
Orion Strategies Expands Through New Hires
Orion Strategies, a full-service strategic communications and public relations firm with offices in Charleston and Buckhannon, has hired two new employees for its Buckhannon office. Graham Godwin is Orion’s newest researcher and Tabby Bennett has been hired as a junior account executive. Godwin received a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Shepherd University […]
SBA Boosts Economic Impact of Accelerators with $4.4 Million in Prizes
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced the 80 winners of the second annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The recipients represent 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico including WV Hive from Beckley, WV. Accelerators serve entrepreneurs in a broad set of industries and sectors – from manufacturing and tech start-ups, to […]
West Virginia Student HEROs Inspiring Their Peers to Reach Higher
Thirty-one students from four high schools in West Virginia—Berkeley Springs, Hedgesville, John Marshall and Oak Glen—participated in last week’s statewide Student Success Summit in Morgantown and returned to their hometowns ready to inspire their peers to pursue higher education. Now known as HEROs (Higher Education Readiness Officers), these 10th and 11th graders said they are […]
Dow Volunteer Leads STEM Project for Seventh Graders
What started out as lesson for seventh grade students in the use of spreadsheets to organize and present data mushroomed into a six-month long volunteer effort for George Phillips, a DOW chemical engineer who frequently supports STEM programs in area schools. When looking for an appropriate set of data measurements to organize with spreadsheets, Phillips […]
