SBA and W20 Group Present Social Media Webinar on Identifying and Connecting with your Influencers

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the W20 Group, a cluster of digital communications companies, will present Identifying and Connecting with Your Influencers, the fourth topic in the five-topic social media webinar series.  The webinar will help small business owners learn how to engage with people who can influence their online reputation and gain value…

Marshall to Host Students from Eight Institutions

Twelve undergraduate students from eight institutions are spending their summer doing biomedical research in Marshall University’s laboratories. The students are participating in nine-week programs sponsored by the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (WV-INBRE) and the university’s Summer Research Internship for Minority Students (SRIMS) program. Dr. Elsa I. Mangiarua, a professor in the…

Wolf Creek Band, Other Groups Featured on Cass Scenic Dinner Trains

Dinner Trains at Cass Scenic Railroad have evolved over time. A Pocahontas County tourist destination, the inclusion of evening trips in addition to the day trips at Cass are great fun. “Evening trips begin with the novel thought of trips up the mountain at dusk,” said Scott Fortney, park superintendent. For several years Cass offered…

New Survey Shows Cost of Living in Morgantown Higher Than National Average, Health Care Lower

The cost of living in Morgantown, WV was 2.7 percent higher than the national average in January. This new data comes from a survey conducted by the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research  (BBER) and the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). According to the BBER, which operates in the WVU…

SBA Adds Business Matchmaking Events During National Small Business Week

The U.S. Small Business Administration will host three business matchmaking events during National Small Business Week, June 16-21, 2013.  Matchmaking allows small businesses the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings with prime contractors and federal agencies to learn about specific contracting and subcontracting opportunities. The first matchmaking event will take place at the Arlington Convention Center in Dallas…

School of Medicine Expands Clinical Research Operations

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine officials today announced the appointment of Dr. Todd H. Davies as the new director of research development and translation for the Marshall Clinical Research Center.  He also has a faculty appointment as research clinical associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. Davies, who previously served as the…