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By Bridget Gibson The Resort at Glade Springs is once again playing home to Santa’s Christmas Adventure. An interactive North Pole experience that features reindeer, elves, cookies, hot cocoa and, yes, Mr. and Mrs. Claus themselves, this experience is one kids and families will remember for a lifetime. The event is now entering its seventh…
By Monica Cross In effort to expand outreach programs from middle schools to students at the high school level, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund (WVMAEF) has launched two Explore the New Manufacturing Programs for the 2019-2020 school year. These new programs—Scrap and Manufacturing Innovation Challenge—have been rolled out in several high schools across…
By Stephen Dowdie This article is part of a companion series to “Crisis Management: Seven Steps to Prepare Your Organizations,” which appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of West Virginia Executive magazine. Imagine for a moment that you are given the task of completing a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. You are provided a box of puzzle…
By Derek Artimez and René Trezise Maddie Kaley is not the fastest runner nor can she throw a deep ball, but she is attending college on scholarship and competing as a Division 1 athlete against universities in the Big XII Conference and beyond. More importantly, not only is Kaley contending, but she’s winning—all from the…
By Brooke Buchanan “It doesn’t matter how old you are, it is never too late for reinvention. You can always write your own happy ending.” Callie Lyons, a senior at West Virginia University (WVU) Parkersburg, has followed this motto throughout adulthood. Many people think life needs to be planned out and certain things need to…
By Jules Happy Rone Berkeley Springs, WV, is getting ready to celebrate the holidays in style yet again. With decorated meters, a Santa’s mailbox, newly refurbished lanterns, holiday “elfie” stations for photographs, visits with Santa, small business shopping and events all season long, visitors looking to get into the holiday season will be right at…