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Today, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced that this year’s National Small Business Week will be held from May 4-8, 2015. This year’s theme will be “SBA: Dream Big, Start Small.” Contreras-Sweet will highlight the week with small business events in Miami, Los Angeles, San Antonio, New York…
Vision Homes will host a free home building workshop March 24 from six to eight p.m. at the Ramada Inn in Morgantown, WV. Vision Homes is a Morgantown-based home contractor. The Morgantown area has a great need for affordable housing. Vision Homes is addressing this important issue by offering this no-cost event. They offer affordable…
Marshall University Career Services will host Job-A-Palooza, a part-time job and internship fair, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in the Memorial Student Center lobby on the Huntington campus. The event is open to all Marshall students, faculty and alumni. “Job-a-Palooza is an excellent opportunity for students to start networking and learning…
West Liberty University’s Fifth Entrepreneurs Pitch Contest will be held from 6:30-8 p.m., Thursday, March 26 at Grand Vue Park, located in Moundsville, W.Va. This is the first time that the business start-up event has taken place outside Ohio County. Local entrepreneurs and small business owners are encouraged to submit their ideas soon to get…
Active Southern West Virginia (ActiveSWV), a nonprofit promoting healthy lifestyles, announces its Community Captains initiative. ActiveSWV is now recruiting “Community Captains” who will lead their friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers in living a more active lifestyle. There are 74 postal districts in Raleigh and Fayette Counties. ActiveSWV intends to organize a network of at least…
In memory of the thirty-seven West Virginia military men and woman killed in the line of duty in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars since September 11, 2001, Veterans and Warriors to Agriculture (VWA) and Zion Heritage Farm, in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, will honor our Fallen Warriors with a special tree…