By Debra Martin Step off the plane in a foreign country and you might be delighted and slightly overwhelmed with how different the environment is—different sights, different smells, different currency and different customs. But look behind the scenes into the business world of that country, and it may reveal many things that are very familiar.…
By J. Fernando Cevallos-Candau When a small manufacturer of mining equipment wanted to reduce the lead time in the production of a part, they turned to Progressive Processes, LLC for help. At Progressive Processes, what we found surprised them but not us. By introducing relatively simple changes to the manufacturing process, we were able to…
Compiled by Laura Burdette, Jennifer Jett, Dawn Nolan, April Plank and Kensie Westerfield It’s not impossible to imagine an outsider taking one step across the West Virginia border and being intimidated with the heights of the surrounding mountains, the tight turns of both the highways and back roads, the narrow valleys and the ever-changing four seasons. For centuries, men and…
By Kensie Westerfield Jeff Imel has always loved everything to do with flying and machines. Growing up, he was fascinated by aviation and spent his time at the airport and helping in his parents’ machine shop. A few years ago, he got to see a different side of the airline industry when he had the…
By Jim Estep Almost every morning before I go to work, I watch the local weather. It’s mostly out of habit, but it does help me decide if I should take an umbrella. When we were planning our beach vacation this year, I was very interested in the hurricane predictions. Of course, I had to schedule…
By Dr. Robert Rupp The Appalachian Mountains is one of the oldest mountain systems on the planet, and West Virginia, the only state located entirely in that mountain range, has had one of the most senior Congressional delegations in American history. While the Appalachian Mountains are under no threat of change, the same can not…