By Kensie Hamilton When people think of West Virginia, the high technology industry and the advances in research and development may not be the first things that come to mind. It is the impact these industries are having on our state, though, that are propelling West Virginia into the next generation and a global market.…
By Jennifer Jett West Virginia is a small, unassuming state, recognized around the world for its coal and natural gas and acknowledged by outdoor adventurers as one of the best locations for natural beauty and adrenaline spikes. To an outsider, these two industries pretty much sum up the State of West Virginia. What many don’t…
By Dennis Jarvis, II When you hear the term “outsourcing,” it is usually associated with corporations and organizations seeking cost-effective employment needs in markets outside of their region or outside the United States. The definition of this trend, however, has begun to change as the international coal industry has turned to the Mountain State for…
By Tim Urbanic How’s this for a birthday present? My wife, Melody, intercepted an e-mail from the Leaf & Bean Cigar and Coffee Shop on the Strip, located in Pittsburgh. The e-mail was an invitation to travel to Honduras to the Rocky Patel Cigar Factories. While traveling to Central America is probably something I would…
By Jennifer Jett They call it the Pearl Harbor of our generation. More than 3,000 people lost their lives on that clear September morning, and more than 400 of those lost were law enforcement and emergency responders. With the towers falling one by one, hundreds of firemen and police officers were trapped in the wreckage…
By Marta Tankersley Growing up in rural Monongalia County, life on the farm taught budding entrepreneur Benjamin Statler life lessons that would one day improve the lives of people throughout the Mountain State. He spent his childhood in Daybrook, which has a population of only 171 according to the 2010 census, but that little hamlet…