SBA Proposes Revisions to Employee-Based Size Standards for Manufacturing and Other Industry Sectors
The U.S. Small Business Administration published two proposed rules to revise small business size standards in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 31-33 (Manufacturing) and industries with employee-based size standards that are not a part of NAICS Sector 31-33, Sector 42 (Wholesale Trade), and Sector 44-45 (Retail Trade). The proposed rules were published in […]
Marshall University Homecoming Parade Set for Oct. 11
Marshall University’s Student Government Association is organizing the annual Marshall University Homecoming Parade, which will take place Saturday, Oct. 11. The exact time of the parade is yet to be determined. It will be based on the time that will be set for kickoff of the homecoming football game with Middle Tennessee State. The theme […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Concord University Among the Best Regional Colleges in the South
Concord University has been named among the Best Regional Colleges South in the 2015 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges. According to the report, Concord ranks as the number one public institution in West Virginia among Regional Colleges South and places fifth in the top five public schools in that category. The annual […]
Governor Tomblin Issues Statement Following Administrative Action Regarding Senate Bill 373
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin today issued the following statement after the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) filed an interpretive rule providing guidance on the implementation of Senate Bill 373. “After months of hard work by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, which consulted with legislative leaders, industry representatives and a number of […]
RCBI Hosts West Virginia Makes Festival on National Manufacturing Day, Friday, Oct. 3
Dream it. Design it. Make it. Bring it! Join us Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. as we celebrate National Manufacturing Day by playing host to an exciting design challenge in downtown Huntington. Sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI), Advantage Valley, the City of Huntington and Marshall University, the design […]
National Conference to Honor Small Business Coach James Epling as 2014 State Star
James Epling has been selected as the West Virginia 2014 State Star by America’s Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC), announced Kristina Oliver, state director of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC). The ASBDC State Star honors outstanding employees from Small Business Development Centers. Epling, representing West Virginia, and Stars from other states, will […]