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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded West Virginia $382,582 in grants to help public and assisted housing residents connect with local services to obtain education and training to find jobs. The funding allows these local grantees to retain or hire 1,500 service coordinators to work directly with HUD-assisted families to…
National Employ Older Workers Week, Sept. 24-28, carries special significance this year as older workers face historic challenges in today’s workplace, according to workforce experts in West Virginia. “Record numbers of older people now give us their expertise and dedication in the workforce. But too many others can’t find work – and need to earn wages to survive,” said…
New opportunities and the return of some favorite events will be featured this fall at the Beverly Heritage Center. A full schedule of activities is planned for October through Christmas. The Beverly Heritage Center’s new manager, Darryl DeGripp, is seeking assistance with stories for the first Beverly Lantern Tours in October. “We invite Beverly and…
NASA Astronaut Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger will share her experiences as an astronaut and the qualities it takes to attain that rarified profession during TechConnect West Virginia’s first “Women in Technology: A Formula for Success” conference taking place Oct. 18-19 at Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling, conference organizers announced today. “Astronaut Metcalf-Lindenburger has a…
Dr. Thomas E. Mann, W. Averell Harriman chair and senior fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution, will be the first speaker in this fall’s Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy at Marshall University. Mann will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Marshall University Foundation Hall,…
MVB Bank today announced the appointment of two branch managers at locations in Clarksburg and Morgantown/Cheat Lake/Sabraton, effective immediately. Jacqueline Britt has been named Branch Manager for MVB’s newest location in downtown Clarksburg’s historic district, which is planning to open this fall. Ms. Britt was most recently Branch Manager at MVB’s Morgantown office. Her background…