The Thrasher Group Opens Beckley Location
The Thrasher Group, Inc. (Thrasher) is pleased to announce the opening of their new office in the Raleigh County Airport Industrial Park near Beckley. The new location accommodates the recent staff growth and the integration of Pentree, Incorporated to the Thrasher name brand, enabling the company to continue to maintain quality customer service in the […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Mason County
A workshop on “Business Fundamentals” is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, in Mason 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 […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Putnam County
A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Aug. 12, in Putnam 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 […]
Marshall Medical Students Provide Treatment to more than a thousand Hondurans during International Mission
A team of Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine students, faculty physicians, a medical resident and other health care workers from the tri-state community traveled to Honduras earlier this month for an international mission that resulted in medical care for nearly 1,060 patients. One of the students described the experience as a seminal […]
Deadline Approaches for 8th Annual WV Spirit of Philanthropy Awards
As defined by Webster’s Dictionary, “Philanthropy is a desire to help humankind, especially as shown by gifts to charitable or humanitarian institutions; benevolence”. Currently, Philanthropy West Virginia is accepting applications through August 4, 2014 for The 2014 West Virginia Spirit of Philanthropy Awards program, West Virginia’s premier award for philanthropy. “In West Virginia, philanthropy is […]
Marshall Speech and Hearing Center Holds ‘Tiny Talkers’ Programs for Children with Speech Disorders
Four-year-old Harry Shivel was born with hyperlexia, which gave him the ability to read words far above what would be expected of a child his age. But although he can read the words, he experiences difficulty with understanding what the words mean. According to researchers, children with hyperlexia have a significantly higher word decoding ability […]