The Hardwood Alliance Zone “Grows Viral”

The West Virginia Hardwood Alliance Zone this week unveiled a promotional video that highlights the benefits and history of Mountain State hardwoods and the significant role they play in domestic and foreign export markets. The production emphasizes the “sustainable, magnificent, abundant” properties of West Virginia’s natural hardwood resources through captivating imagery and industry interviews. Lush,…

Bloomberg Businessweek Ranks WVU No. 5 in Top Undergraduate Business Schools for Ethics

Upon his arrival at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics in July 2010, Jose “Zito” Sartarelli made no bones about the fact that he placed great importance on ethics. That coincided perfectly with the commitment by WVU’s business school, but the College has raised those standards even more since the dean’s arrival. Those standards, through ethics education…

Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards $17,000 to Charleston Schools, Nonprofits and Literacy Organizations

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $17,000 to Charleston schools, nonprofits and literacy organizations to support adult, family and summer literacy programs.  Award recipients include: the Young Women’s Christian Association of Charleston and the Library Foundation of Kanawha County, Inc. “At Dollar General, we are passionate about our mission of serving others throughout the communities we…

SBA Announces New Initiative with Top Lenders to Help Veterans Become Entrepreneurs

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative, a commitment by its top national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase their lending activity to veterans by five percent per year for the next five years. Oftentimes veterans face challenges in raising capital or have trouble receiving a conventional loan. With the support…