SBA Announces Key Partnerships to Help Expand Its Millennial Entrepreneurs Outreach
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 […]
Hardmans Present Marshall University with Substantial Gift
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 […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Grant County
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 […]
Concord University Hosting Program about Coal and the Environment
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 […]
Chief Legal Advisor Honored at Civil Rights Day Awards Luncheon in Charleston
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 […]
Bayer Chemistry Scholarships Inspire Science for a Better Life
Three enthusiastic chemistry majors were honored as the first recipients of the Bayer Chemistry Scholarship at West Liberty University recently. Juniors Michael B. Bates of Spencer, W.Va. and McKensie L. Mason of Pickerington, Ohio, and sophomore Katelyn E. Yauch of Pittsburgh, Pa., were selected based on their scholarship and career focus. Requirements included a 3.5 […]
