SBA Loan Dollars in FY 2012 Reach Second Largest Total Ever; $30.25 Billion Second Only to FY 2011
With loan volume steadily increasing for the past six quarters, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s loan programs posted the second largest dollar volume ever in FY 2012, supporting $30.25 billion in loans to small businesses. That amount was surpassed only by FY 2011, which was heavily boosted by the loan incentives under the Small Business […]
Davis and Elkins College Appoints Two New Members to Board of Trustees
The Davis and Elkins College Board of Trustees announced today the appointment of two new members of the Board: Capt. Robert T. Gregory, USN, Retired, of Athens, GA and Bruce Lee Kennedy, II, a vice president and principal of D.F. Dent & Company, an investment counseling firm based in Baltimore, MD. Robert Gregory graduated from D&E […]
Spilman Attorneys Named 2013 Lawyers of the Year
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle announced today that three of its attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers®. Only a single attorney is recognized as such for each practice area in each community. “Lawyers of the Year” are chosen based on particularly high ratings received during the yearly Best Lawyers® […]
RCBI Part Of Nation’s First Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute
West Virginia’s Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) is a partner in a major federal investment that will establish the nation’s first Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute under the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation http://www.manufacturing.gov/amp/nnmi.html (NNMI). The new initiative, which will receive $30 million in federal funds, is designed to connect industry, universities, community colleges, […]
West Liberty University Announces New Members and Officers for its Foundation Board
Two new members have been appointed to the West Liberty University Foundation, Inc., Louis P. Cardamone and Dr. Daniel I. Joseph. Cardamone is a 1965 graduate of West Liberty. Prior to that he served in the U.S. Army and attended New Mexico Highlands University for one year. He earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in […]
Marshall University biomedical sciences students to co-host conference in Charleston
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine biomedical sciences students, in collaboration with students from West Virginia University, the University of Kentucky and Ohio University, will host the first Appalachian Regional Cell Conference in an effort to expand the field of cell biology research in the region. The conference is scheduled to begin at […]