Drones have become a popular, commercialized concept over the last several years. Everyone has seen aerial footage taken by a drone, knows someone who owns a drone or has heard about their many uses. However, drones—also known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—play an important part in the engineering and field services industries, particularly in the energy sector.
The events of the past year have been a true testament to health care workers and the resilience they possess. West Virginia
Executive (WVE) magazine would like to offer its sincerest
appreciation and gratitude to all doctors, nurses, administrators, researchers and countless other health care professionals who have stepped up to fight the coronavirus pandemic while also balancing their regular responsibilities and obligations. All health care workers who strive to enhance the world around them, especially those within the Mountain State, deserve the highest praise, particularly in the age of COVID-19.
In the wake of a global pandemic, many people are taking a hard look at what is most important. As some decide to move to less populated, rural areas, West Virginia Executive is here to answer the question, “Why West Virginia?”
On March 16, 2020, Governor Jim Justice declared a state of emergency in West Virginia, just one day prior to the state’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. As case numbers continued to increase from there, Justice began to assemble a team to see the Mountain State through the unprecedented events unfolding each day. On March 26, 2020, Justice named Clay Marsh, M.D., vice president and executive dean for health sciences at West Virginia University (WVU), West Virginia’s coronavirus czar as part of his Joint Interagency Task Force.
West Virginia is home to a strong base of loyal residents who love their state and fight every day for its reputation and future. Still, despite feelings of camaraderie and kinship, the Mountain State is made up of regions with differing geographies, industries, cultures and opportunities, each operating independently to ensure its own success.
Nothing in the water surrounding Silicon Valley makes it the most innovative region in America. Ideas find their way to northern California because, more than anywhere, the people and the infrastructure facilitate their path to the market. However, there is no shortage of ingenuity or know-how in our own backyard. What is lacking is the belief and means to turn an unintended discovery or eureka moment into a product or service that can improve health care standards worldwide.