SBA’s Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations in West Virginia is January 28

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible private non-profit (PNP) organizations in West Virginia of the Jan. 28 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by Hurricane Sandy. Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools and colleges. The…

Laparoscopic Surgery Topic of Community Seminar

West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program titled Everything You Need To Know About Laparoscopic Surgery. The seminar will be held on Tuesday, January 15 in the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on the City Hospital campus. The…

West Virginia University Hospitals-East offers Drop 10 in 10 from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield this Spring

Drop 10 in 10 is an exciting 10 week weight management program designed to help participants lose 10 pounds or 10% of their weight through a program of balanced nutrition, sensible activity and meaningful lifestyle changes. Drop 10 in 10 is designed to help individuals move away from the all or nothing mentality of fad…

Daily Steps to Less Stress Program Reduces Stress

Stress is difficult to avoid. Whether it’s work or family life, stress touches each of us on a daily basis. But, what’s important is how stress is managed.  Now is the time to enroll in Daily Steps to Less Stress, offered at City Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Hospital through Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Preventive…

Friends’ Paths to Theatrical Success Began at WVU’s College of Creative Arts

Every aspiring college actor dreams of moving off to a big city to see their name in lights, and for three close friends from West Virginia University’s class of 2011, getting a taste of that success didn’t take too long. MaryJoanna Grisso, Matthew Webster and Chasdan Ross Mike, College of Creative Arts graduates, moved off…

Spilman Thomas & Battle Elects New Members

The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced today that it has elected several new members effective January 1, 2013. M. Mallory Mantiply (Roanoke, Va.) focuses on trials and litigation of all types. He has tried cases in state and federal courts, before juries, judges and arbitrators. Mantiply is a certified mediator and…