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The 12 institutions that announced the formation of the Mountain East Conference in August have officially applied for approval to begin competing as the NCAA’s newest Division II conference in 2013-14. The MEC’s formal application, signed by the presidents of all 12 institutions, was hand-delivered to NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis on Friday along with all…
Judy K. McCauley, director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office, announced today the deadline for nominations for the 2013 West Virginia Small Business Person of the Year and Small Business Champion awards has been extended to Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. “We have received a lot of interest in the awards nomination…
A Marshall University professor has secured a three-year, $65,000 grant to do petroleum research with the assistance of undergraduate students. The funding, which was awarded by the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund through a competitive process, will begin in 2013. According to Dr. Laura McCunn, assistant chemistry professor, she and seven undergraduate students will…
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that certain Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) in West Virginia that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low interest rate disaster loans. These loans are available as a result of a Presidential disaster declaration for Public Assistance resulting from damages…
What are the biggest and most common mistakes business owners make when facing down a disaster event? It could be flooding caused by a big hurricane, or the loss of sensitive and vital data inflicted by a hacked account. How you respond within the first few hours of the incident can either make your company…
MVB Financial Corp., (OTC Markets Group OTCQB: MVBF), today announced it has reached an agreement to purchase the northern Virginia residential mortgage company Potomac Mortgage Group, LLC (PMG), with offices in Fairfax, McLean and Reston. MVB will be purchasing PMG for approximately $19 million in cash and MVB common shares. The addition of PMG is expected to be accretive…