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Beth King has been appointed as director of the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins after serving in the post on an interim basis. The Augusta staff has recently taken on the duty of organizing monthly square dances in Elkins. In addition, they have secured coordinators and instructors for the 2015 summer sessions, and…
Last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced two key partnerships to its “My Brother’s Keeper Initiative” to raise awareness around entrepreneurship among undeserved groups. “Successful new businesses in underserved communities are a source of hope and economic growth,” said Tameka Montgomery, SBA associate administrator for Entrepreneurial Development. “Small business ownership is often a path…
Dr. Ron Area describes Doug and Sue Ellen Hardman as “loyal and great friends of Marshall University.” “Not only are he and his wife generous donors, but Doug has provided outstanding leadership for our fundraising effort to equip the new Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex with specialized engineering equipment,” said Area, chief executive officer…
A workshop on “Business Fundamentals” is scheduled for 6-8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 19, in Grant County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time. The workshop will be…
The Concord University Appalachian Studies program will be presenting the second installment of the 2015 Coal Heritage Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. The event will take place in Beckley at the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center in Room E 10. This event is free and open to the public. “The Impact…
Layton Cottrill Jr., Esq., senior vice president for executive affairs and general counsel at Marshall University, was honored Thursday by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. Cottrill is one of 24 people honored at the Governor’s 12th annual Civil Rights Day Awards Luncheon at the Beni Kedem Shrine Temple in Charleston. Cottrill, who has served…