SBA Awards Grants to 24 Organizations to Support Small Business Innovation and R&D Commercialization

The U.S. Small Business Administration granted 24 awards up to $125,000 per recipient in FY 2019 under its Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.  FAST’s objective is to improve outcomes for underrepresented entrepreneurs in SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs and increase participation for women-owned, rural-based, and…

Learn to quilt at New River CTC

New River Community and Technical College is offering a four-day beginning quilting class starting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greenbrier Valley Campus, Lewisburg. The other three classes will be taught October 1, 8 and 15, 2019. Students will learn the process of making a handmade quilt, and anyone…

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Foundation Hosting Mountain Top Dinner

Bringing farm-to-table to the hilltops of West Virginia, the Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (EWVCTC) Foundation will host its annual Mountain Top Dinner fundraiser event Saturday, September 7th beginning at 5 p.m. Featuring Marion Ohlinger, a twelfth-generation West Virginian and chef-owner of Morgantown’s Hill & Hollow restaurant, the Mountain Top Dinner will include a…

Drinko Academy to mark publication of new book by Marshall professor

The Drinko Academy at Marshall University will celebrate the publication of Dr. Jean Edward Smith’s newest book, The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light, with a reception at 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Drinko Library Atrium. Smith, a best-selling and award-winning author, is the John Marshall…

Gov. Justice announces $2.15 million in Child Advocacy Center grant awards across West Virginia

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has awarded $2,149,670 in Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Grant Program Funds to 22 projects. These funds are awarded to local non-profit Child Advocacy Centers throughout the state to address the growing problem of child abuse and neglect. The recent awards are focused on a multi-disciplinary response to investigation, treatment,…

CARES Hosts First Annual AuSome Golf Tournament

Community Autism Resources and Education Systems (CARES) of Winfield, WV, is hosting its first annual AuSome Golf Tournament at Sleepy Hollow Golf and Country Club on September 30, 2019.  Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. and tee time is 10 a.m. CARES, a new nonprofit organization in Putnam County, aims to build a sense of community…