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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today announced new state export data that shows 29 states set new records for export sales in 2012. In total, 35 states achieved merchandise export growth in 2012, and 20 of those states experienced growth of at least five percent or more. Total merchandise exports from all 50…
Jacob Edmonds saw the chance to study abroad in the United Kingdom as an opportunity to travel, explore history and augment the education he was receiving at West Virginia University. “I picked the UK because I have always been fascinated with the amount of history that it has and how much of it has been…
Thanks to the generosity of a West Virginia University P.I. Reed School of Journalism alumnus and his wife, more SOJ students will be able to gain valuable career experience through internships. John Walls, a 1978 SOJ graduate, and his wife Cindy have established the John and Cindy Walls Career Development Fund at the School of…
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman), in partnership with the Charleston Area Alliance, recently sponsored local career coach and author Emily Bennington’s launch of her second book, Who Says It’s a Man’s World?, as part of the firm’s Women’s Networking Series and diversity initiative. Bennington’s book aims to help women find personal…
Do you sell bowling balls to Bangladesh? Or dish towels to Delhi? Maybe you send laser technology to Lisbon? If you export your goods or services around the world and have used a federal government program or assistance to get there, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Visa Inc. want to see your story. Enter…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced for the third consecutive year West Virginia exports reached a record level, in 2012. Statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce show the state’s exports grew from $9 billion in 2011 to $11.3 billion in 2012.West Virginia companies exported to 136 countries in 2012. “Last year, West Virginia’s exports grew…