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It’s a double celebration this weekend at Marshall University where both the university and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine are marking alumni homecoming weekend. Classes being honored at this weekend’s events include the class of 1984, which is having its 30th reunion and the class of 1989, which celebrates its 25th. Additionally, the…
The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce will host the seventh annual Community Showcase on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at the Martinsburg Mall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Community Showcase is a great opportunity for local businesses and community organizations to connect with thousands of area residents in a single day. Increased name recognition,…
BB&T, the Women’s Business Center and the New River Community and Technical College Office of Workforce Education have partnered to offer a series of free seminars on topics of interest to small business owners. The series started this summer and resumes in September. Upcoming topics in the Money Smart Seminars for Small Business series are…
A workshop on “Business Fundamentals” is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Cabell 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…
University Healthcare Jefferson Medical Center recently participated in a Region 8/9 disaster drill. The mock simulation included decontamination and medical treatment of patients exposed to a chemical spill. The hospital’s new decontamination tent, pictured above, can be deployed and ready to use by the hospital’s specially trained staff within five minutes of notification of an…
WMUL-FM, Marshall University’s public radio station, will sponsor its 13th annual homecoming car bash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, on Buskirk Field in the middle of Marshall University’s Huntington campus as part of MU’s Spirit Week and homecoming festivities. This year, however, instead of bashing a car, participants will be bashing a…