StartUp West Virginia Manufacturing Program Announces First Class of Entrepreneur Awardees
Offering the tools and technical assistance to take an entrepreneur’s idea from concept to prototype with the goal of creating jobs for West Virginians, the StartUp West Virginia Manufacturing program announced its first class of seven awardees in March during an event at Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) on […]
West Virginia State Police Digital Forensics Unit Turns 10
Digital Forensics is defined as the practice of using scientifically derived and proven technical methods and tools toward the preservation, collection, validation, identification, analysis, interpretation, documentation and presentation of after-the-fact digital information from digital sources for the purpose of facilitating or furthering the reconstruction of events as forensic evidence. The West Virginia State Police Digital […]
WV Artist-Blacksmith Named One of the World’s Seven Premier Metal Designers
WV Artist-Blacksmith Named One of the World’s Seven Premier Metal Designers by International Metal Design Annual Perched high atop a ridge in Roane County, WV, with a commanding view of the countryside, master artist-blacksmith Jeff Fetty feels like the king of the world, and he should. Fetty is one of only seven metal designers in […]
West Virginia Establishes Nonprofit Support Network
For over 30 years, there has been debate and discussion about creating a support network for nonprofits in West Virginia with a statewide nonprofit association. With one out of every 10 jobs in the state being with a nonprofit organization, this sector serves a critical role in our communities on the local and state level. […]
Emeritus Professor Compiles Pictorial Book on the History of Wheeling Jesuit University
A pictorial history of Wheeling Jesuit University is now available to alumni and Wheeling history buffs. The book was created through the efforts of Dr. Joseph Laker, professor emeritus of history. “I hope that alumni, students, faculty, staff and those interested in local history will find this pictorial story of Wheeling Jesuit University and how […]
Solar Panels Provide Energy Conservation at Bluefield State
Solar energy panels have been installed at Bluefield State College (BSC) as a result of a $40,000 Energy Conservation Grant from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund/Department of Energy. The award has covered the cost of a research project to promote adopting solar energy to illuminate a primary parking area at the college and to train […]