The Friends of Coal Bowl: Building a Rivalry and a Brand
By T.L. Headley Coca-Cola, Las Vegas, the New York Yankees—these names alone are enough for the senses to kick into gear. You can almost taste the Coke, see the lights of the city, smell the hot dogs and hear the crack of the bat. What’s more, you can visualize the symbols connected with the products—the […]
Building Global Markets: Why it Matters
By Sudhakar Jamkhandi, Ph.D We’re all familiar with the phrase “going global.” Some of us even engage in this practice. How many of us, though, are familiar with the concept of “building the capacities of emerging democracies and market economies?” Surely this is the responsibility of new democracies or new market economies themselves, right? And […]
Keeping in Touch with Networking
By April Plank Earlier this year, I called Bob Welty, the president of Fifth Third Bank West Virginia, to ask if he would meet me for an early lunch. After more than an hour of talking about our professional and personal backgrounds, he asked, “What was the purpose of this meeting? Is there something I […]
The Supersonic Ace: General Chuck Yeager
By Victoria Yeager With his fabled 1/16 Cherokee Indian heritage and 20/7 eyesight, the six-year-old boy stealthily moved among the trees and then hid as he spied a gray squirrel gathering acorns, unaware of its predator. The boy carefully aimed with precision. Tonight their family would have protein for dinner. It was 1929. Fifteen years […]
The State of Health Care: An Interview with Tom Jones
By Kensie Westerfield Tom Jones is one of the lucky ones—not only because he has had a successful career but because he is a West Virginia native who loves his home state and has been blessed to have been able to work here his entire career. He has lived and worked all across the state […]
The Food Revolution: A Lesson from Jamie Oliver
By Charles Shumaker It didn’t take long after the announcement of Jamie Oliver’s role in a new reality television show—based in Huntington and focused on the unhealthy lifestyles of residents—before the skeptics came out. How would Huntington be portrayed? Why would the Jewel City want to be recognized on national television as an unhealthy place […]