Allegheny Science and Technology’s “Love” for Government Contracting Pays Off

Arria Hines, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allegheny Science and Technology, has a philosophy on Government Contracting: “…you’ll either love the government contracting arena or you won’t.  A lot of the work is cyclical, many contracts are five years.  Every couple of years you are re-competing, unexpected things happen and there is risk to […]

WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Kanawha County

A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, July 31, in Kanawha 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 […]

Feasibility Study Under Way for Nonprofit Institute for Coaching and Leadership

The West Virginia Nonprofit Association (WVNPA) is conducting a feasibility study that will assess the need, viability and cost effectiveness of creating a robust training and coaching program for nonprofit organizations in West Virginia. “The study will assess the needs of nonprofits statewide and how those organizations could best be served by the proposed Institute […]

‘Outside is In’ at West Virginia State Parks

By Governor Earl Ray Tomblin Natural beauty, fun and adventure in the great outdoors are some of our state’s defining characteristics, bringing us worldwide renown as a terrific place to get away from it all. Those marvelous gifts are on display at their finest throughout our superb network of state parks. With 49 areas in […]