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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, as Commander-In-Chief of the West Virginia National Guard, commended CSX for its support of the state’s National Guard. CSX donated $25,000 to the West Virginia National Guard Foundation, which supports guard members and their families during their time of need. “Our National Guard does great work both at home and abroad,…
MIPRO, a Milford, Mich.-based consultancy specializing in implementations, upgrades and optimizations of Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications, announced the hire of Dan Vanacore as Director, Southeast Region. MIPRO Managing Partner and CEO Jim Prokes made the announcement. Based in Alpharetta, Ga., Vanacore will work to expand on MIPRO’s success in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia…
Gardeners will learn to extend the traditional growing season with cold-frame construction workshops in Cabell and Raleigh counties, hosted by West Virginia State University Extension Service. The workshops will be offered Thursday, Feb. 21, from 1-3 p.m. at the Barnett Center in Huntington and Wednesday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at the School…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will begin receiving applications immediately for the vacancy in the Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit serving Lewis and Upshur Counties. This vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable Thomas H. Keadle. The deadline for application is Wed. Mar. 6, 2013, and the deadline for submittal…
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) hosted the fourth annual College Goal Sunday event February 10 at 23 locations throughout the state. Students and parents can receive assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during the free workshops. Online pre-registration is recommended, but not required for participation in this free…
A couple who graduated from West Virginia University in the 1960s has given a monetary gift to the WVU College of Business and Economics to establish a professorship in accounting. The two WVU alumni will create the David W. and Nancy F. Hamstead Dean’s Professorship for Accounting with a $100,000 gift to B&E. “Our accounting…