Local Students Find Path to College at Unique College Summit Workshop
More than 130 high school seniors from Raleigh, McDowell, Putnam, Webster, Wyoming, Greenbrier and Mingo Counties will converge on the campus of WVU Tech in Montgomery for an intensive four-day workshop that promises to impact their futures and the futures of their peers. The training program runs from Thursday, June 27 through Sunday, June 30 […]
SBA Honors Outstanding Disaster Recovery Efforts
A Joplin, Mo. chamber of commerce leader who guided the economic recovery of the city in the aftermath of a devastating tornado, a Missouri trio whose gymnastics facility was destroyed before they had a chance to open and a Louisiana parish president who calmly managed the evacuation and rebuilding of the community following Hurricane Isaac […]
Coal River Group’s Tour de Coal Event to celebrate West Virginia’s 150th Birthday
“The ninth annual Tour De Coal paddle event is set for June 22, 2013,” says Kris Radford, President of the Coal River Group. “Over 600 paddlers joined together to float down the lazy old Coal River in 2012 and this year we expect even more people and boats,” adds Radford. To celebrate the state of […]
WVU expands Mountaineer Leadership Academy Options for Staff, Faculty
Mountaineer Leadership Academy, the successful staff training program established by West Virginia University (WVU) five years ago, is expanding and refining its offerings to include a broader range of opportunities and also reach affiliate groups. “As the program has matured and scores of WVU employees have gone through MLA in our five years, the need to offer […]
West Virginia Reading Association Annual Conference set for Nov. 21-22
Approximately 600 reading education professionals from across the state are expected to “Rediscover West Virginia Through Reading,” at the 58th annual West Virginia Reading Association (WVRA) Conference Nov. 21-22 at the Greenbrier Resort. “The theme for this year coincides with the West Virginia Sesquicentennial,” said Dr. Robert L. Harrison, Jr., Dean of the College of […]
Gov. Tomblin Announces Fitch Affirms West Virginia Bond Rating
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin today announced that Fitch Ratings has affirmed West Virginia’s rating of ‘AA+’ for general obligation (GO) debt and ‘AA’ for both West Virginia Economic Development Authority (EDA) and School Building Authority (SBA) debt with an overall stable rating outlook. According to Fitch, West Virginia received this rating due to the “state’s […]