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The deadline nears for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) grants to state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities in support of innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program. Applications for the grants will no longer be accepted after April 11. “Our partnerships with business…
John Poffenberger, RN, was recently named Berkeley Medical Center’s Quality Service Award winner for February 2014. Each month, the hospital’s Service Award Committee selects an employee to receive the Quality Service Award. Poffenberger, a nurse in the emergency department, was nominated for the enthusiasm and dedication that he brings to his job as well as…
With the federal marketplace now closed, Highmark Inc. today announced that 181,144 individuals selected the insurer’s plans on and off the federal marketplace in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware. “We’re pleased with the number of enrollees who have chosen Highmark, and we look forward to providing them with high-quality health insurance,” said Deborah Rice Johnson,…
It could come in the form of a widespread electrical blackout. Or, it may occur on the heels of a massive storm. Local infrastructures are broken in the aftermath of a disaster. When that happens, transportation shutdowns and telecommunications failures can cut off your access to the critical suppliers that keep your business open. Developing…
Concord University’s Beckley campus is issuing the challenge to help them “Stuff the Bus” again this year. In 2013, the campaign collected a bus load of school supplies for children in Southern West Virginia helping them have a positive start to the new school year. Concord students, staff and faculty, along with individuals and businesses…
How hot do you like your peppers? Research conducted by scientists at West Virginia State University (WVSU) is taking that question one step further to determine the genetic factors in peppers that control aspects such as heat and sweetness. This and other research led by WVSU has already been published in four leading scientific journals…