SBA and WVU Parkersburg Hosts Free Two-Day Training for Veterans and Spouses

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office and West Virginia University hosts Boots to Business: Reboot, an entrepreneurship training course for Veterans and their spouses starting Wednesday, May 20, at 8:30 a.m. through Thursday May 21, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. at West Virginia University’s Parkersburg campus. Boots to Business: Reboot is a two-day…

West Virginians Raise Nearly $750,000 Benefiting 24 Counties in West Virginia

The results of three separate West Virginia based Give Local America 24 hour campaigns have raised nearly $750,000 from West Virginians based in the Mountain State and across the country in the course of 24 hours. This year the Give Local America Day in West Virginia involved:  The Amazing Raise with Community Foundation for the…

Twelfth Annual Empty Bowls Raises $17,700 for Local Food Bank

A check for $17,700 from Huntington’s 2015 Empty Bowls event was presented to Facing Hunger Foodbank Executive Director Cynthia Kirkhart Wednesday, May 6, on Marshall University’s Huntington campus on the Memorial Student Center plaza. Marshall University ceramics Assistant Professor Frederick Bartolovic and students, as well as representatives from B’nai Sholom Congregation and Christian Associates, presented…

Local Professional Engineer Accepted as Member into National Academy of Forensic Engineers as Board Certified Diplomate

Allegheny Design Services’ president David R. Simpson, P.E., was recently accepted into the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) as a Board Certified Diplomate in forensic engineering. NAFE is an organization established to identify professional engineers having qualifications and expertise as practicing forensic engineers. To qualify, the member must demonstrate the appropriate education, experience and…

Capito Introduces Legislation to Modernize Approval Process for New Pipelines

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation today to modernize and improve the timeframe for the approval of new pipelines. The Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Reform Act strengthens the role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to better coordinate government agencies involved…

Governor Tomblin Hosts State’s First Work Force Summit

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, in conjunction with the West Virginia Workforce Planning Council, today hosted the state’s first Workforce Summit, a comprehensive review of the state’s workforce development efforts. The event included an overview of initiatives to meet the needs of West Virginia’s workforce, as well as the training needs of new and expanding businesses…