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September 19, 2019

Grant aims to help entrepreneurs, small businesses

By Wendy Holdren The Register-Herald Sep. 16, 2019 TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, has been awarded a Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) grant. The $125,000 U.S. Small Business Administration grant aims to help West Virginia research and development-focused small businesses apply for and win federal Small Business […]

September 10, 2019

U.S. SBA Awards TechConnect West Virginia $125,000 FAST Grant

NEWS RELEASE September 9, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – – TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, has been awarded a Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration in the amount of $125,000 to help West Virginia research and development (R&D)-focused small businesses […]

January 31, 2019

Taking the Pulse of Tech Growth in West Virginia

Op-ed in the Charleston Daily Mail January 31, 2019 by Anne Barth With the start of a new year, it’s a great time to reflect on past successes and take a look ahead.  For TechConnect West Virginia, this means taking the pulse of tech growth over recent years and charting a bold course forward. In […]

January 28, 2019

TechConnect Announces WV Cybersecurity Workforce Strategic Initiative

MEDIA ADVISORY January 15, 2019 Fairmont, W.Va. – With the goals of developing a more robust cybersecurity workforce, capitalizing on emerging tech employment opportunities and enhancing economic diversification, TechConnect West Virginia released the West Virginia Cybersecurity Workforce Strategic Initiative on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the West Virginia High Technology Foundation in Fairmont. To view the […]

January 18, 2019

TechConnect West Virginia releases WV Cybersecurity Workforce Strategic Initiative

by John Mark Shaver, WVNews STAFF WRITER Jan 15, 2019 FAIRMONT — Hoping to attract more students and professionals to the cybersecurity field, TechConnect West Virginia unveiled its WV Cybersecurity Workforce Strategic Initiative Tuesday morning. The initiative, completed with cooperation from the West Virginia Office of Technology, West Virginia High Technology Consortium, West Virginia National […]

December 17, 2018

Now is the time to develop a WV cyber workforce

Op-ed in the State Journal December 3, 2018 by Anne Barth At the West Virginia Coding and Cyber Summit Nov. 15, McAfee Executive and West Virginia native Jason Rolleston made an excellent point about why West Virginians are well suited for jobs in cyber. In describing a neighbor from Pocahontas County who could fix cars […]

November 27, 2018

Training a coding, cyber workforce in WV

Op-ed in the Charleston Daily-Mail November 23, 2018 by Anne Barth We often hear that students in school today will work in jobs that don’t even exist right now.  Even just ten years ago, who knew that people would find work as Uber drivers, digital marketers or cloud computing specialists? However, there is one area […]

November 21, 2018

October 29, 2018 Contact:  Anne Barth, (304) 444-2918 Global Tech Giants, Local/Regional Experts to Convene For WV Coding & Cyber Summit Nov. 15th in Charleston CHARLESTON, W.VA. – Featuring presenters from global technology giants like Intuit, IBM, McAfee, and Northrop Grumman, along with cyber experts from the FBI, U.S. Department of Energy, the Center for […]

October 19, 2018

WV Coding & Cyber Summit coming Nov. 15 to Charleston

WV Press Association Oct. 17, 2018 Cybersecurity execs, leaders will provide presentations CHARLESTON, W.VA. – With the goal of accelerating efforts to make software coding and cyber skills training widely available across West Virginia, TechConnect West Virginia will host the 2018 Coding & Cyber Summit from 9am-4pm on November 15th at the Marriott Hotel in Charleston. Diane Miller, […]

October 17, 2018

Northrop Grumman Executive to Deliver Remarks During WV Coding & Cyber Summit Nov. 15th in Charleston

NEWS RELEASE October 16, 2018 Contact:  Anne Barth, (304) 444-2918  Cybersecurity Execs, Leaders Will Provide Presentations CHARLESTON, W.VA. – With the goal of accelerating efforts to make software coding and cyber skills training widely available across West Virginia, TechConnect West Virginia will host the 2018 Coding & Cyber Summit from 9am-4pm on November 15th at […]