SBA Working to Get Loans into the Hands of Veterans
By Natalia Olson-Urtecho Our nation’s veterans have served our country proudly and bravely. They are true American heroes, and we must make sure that we’re doing everything possible to support them once they return to civilian life. That’s why, starting January 1, 2014 and for the rest of the fiscal year (FY), the U.S. Small […]
An Idea is Born: Local Entrepreneurs Receive an Opportunity for Innovation
By Jill K. Holliday In this world, innovators should be celebrated: those who were not afraid to take a chance and those who looked the doubters in the face and said, “Yes, I can.” Even when failure hits, as it all too often does, these people seize the opportunity to show others how far they […]
West Virginia Health Right: Leading the Way through the Affordable Care Act
By Ann Hyre On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare. This law is intended to expand health insurance coverage, control health care costs and improve health care delivery systems. Why, then, is there such unrelenting opposition to this initiative? Although […]
Governor Holds Conference to Answer Questions about Water Safety
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently hosted a community conference call in which Dr. Letitia Tierney, commissioner for the Bureau of Public Health and the state’s health officer, and Adjutant General James A. Hoyer provided an overview of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines and testing protocol. The following questions were submitted by […]
Lessons in Leadership: How does your Garden Grow?
By Christi Smith Full sun, partial sun, full shade, moist soil, well drained area, deer resistant. These are all examples of instructions found on tags for how to care for and in what environment a gardener should place his plants. Just as environment and care are essential to the growth of healthy plants, the same […]
The Concord Business Challenge Celebrates 20 Years
By Sarah Pritchett Dalton A competition that challenges high school students to expand their knowledge of business reaches a milestone this year. The Concord Business Challenge (CBC) celebrates its 20th anniversary on October 24, 2013. Sponsored by Concord University’s Division of Business, the CBC held its first competition in October 1993. “It was started as […]