West Virginia Beer Distributors Generate 898 Direct Jobs, $246 Million in Total Economic Impacts
A new economic impact report released by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) – America’s Beer Distributors: Fueling Jobs, Generating Economic Growth & Delivering Value to Local Communities – provides the first-ever comprehensive report on beer distribution companies’ total impact on national and state economies. The report, produced by Dr. Bill Latham and Dr. Ken […]
DNR Announces Changes for the 2013 Spring Trout Stocking Season
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has several changes for the current trout stocking season, according to Curtis I. Taylor, Chief of the DNR Wildlife Resources Section. Trout stocking of Laurel Fork of Holly River in Webster County will be delayed as a result of ongoing work at Holly River State Park. The park […]
WVU Chemist Takes Aim at More Accurate Test for Gunshot Residue
How many times have you seen a case closed on television using a gunshot residue test? Given how frequently it pops up on cop shows, you would think the test is widely used and easy to interpret. On television and in movies, if the suspect has gunshot residue on their hands, he or she definitely […]
New West Virginia State Football Coach Announces First Recruiting Class
New West Virginia State University (WVSU) head football coach Jon Anderson and his staff announced their first recruiting class, with more than 30 students committing to play for the Yellow Jackets. The announcement comes on the first day of the NCAA’s national letter of intent signing period for football. The single largest block of new […]
WVU Alum Creates Scholarship to Help Recruit Students
A dedicated alumnus of the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design knows how his alma mater helped him succeed and he wants to do his part to make sure others see it as well – especially prospective students. H. Stephen “Steve” Conrad and his wife, Jane, recently created the Conrad […]
Benedum Foundation Continues Support of WVU with Latest Grants
The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation recently awarded four separate grants to West Virginia University totaling $328,000. The programs and initiatives receiving grants through the WVU Foundation include: Brownfield, Abandoned and Dilapidated Buildings to Bucks Program, $97,000. The Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center, housed at West Virginia University’s Water Research Institute, will work to restore […]
