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The U.S. Small Business Administration is the government agency that helps small businesses succeed, grow and create jobs. During this holiday season, SBA is encouraging every American to shop small and make a big impact in your local community. SBA is a proud supporter of Small Business Saturday®, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses…
William B. Grant, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of First United Bank & Trust, welcomes R. L. Fisher as Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer for the bank. Fisher’s office is located at 130 South Edgewood Drive, Hagerstown, MD. He can be contacted by calling 800-470-4356 x. 2301 or 240-520-1795. Mr.…
Marshall University forensic science graduate students and faculty will present a crime scene investigation workshop for students from Fairview High School of Ashland, Ky., and Notre Dame High School of Portsmouth, Ohio, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the crime scene house. About 35 high school science students are expected to…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced, today, Italy’s Sogefi Group will add at least 250 new jobs in an expansion of its auto parts plant in Prichard, W.Va. The agreement unveiled today was struck last month in France, where Gov. Tomblin met with Sogefi Group CEO Guglielmo Fiocchi during his European investment mission. The company considered…
Greenbrier Valley Theatre will serve as host for a grant workshop on Friday, November 15th at 2:00 p.m. at the theatre, located at 113 East Washington St. The West Virginia Division of Culture and History in collaboration with the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will conduct the free grant writing workshop. The arts staff…
Dr. Kay Swartzwelder of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has had her manuscript, “Examining the Effect of Texting on Students’ Perception of Learning,“ accepted for publication in Nursing Education Perspectives. Swartzwelder, an assistant professor in the college’s School of Nursing, said the purpose of her research was to examine the effects of utilizing…