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October 9, 2017

TechConnect to host Coding & Cyber Summit

By Carrie Hodousek in News | October 09, 2017 at 12:01AM SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The need to fill thousands of software coding and cyber jobs will be the focus of a workplace summit scheduled for later this week in Kanawha County. TechConnect West Virginia will host its Coding & Cyber Summit from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. this Thursday […]

September 5, 2017

W.Va. Defense Industry Alliance launches website

The Herald-Dispatch    Sep 3, 2017 CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Defense Industry Alliance, developed with the goal of facilitating job and economic growth for state vendors involved in the defense industry, has launched its online platform at www.wvdia.org The website showcases information about the historical and current roles that West Virginians have played in […]

August 28, 2017

New WV Defense Industry Alliance Website Launches

NEWS RELEASE August 24, 2017 Contact:  Anne Barth, (304) 444-2918 CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Defense Industry Alliance, developed with the goal of facilitating job and economic growth for state vendors involved in the defense industry, has launched its online platform at www.wvdia.org. The website showcases information about the historical and current roles that […]

July 5, 2017

Conference encourages STEM careers for women

By JIM ROSS jross@statejournal.com June 26, 2017 A physicist listening to pulsars in a search for gravitational waves and a manager of an agency that seeks new technologies for defense and civilian applications highlighted the Women & Technology Conference on June 26 in Charleston. About 120 women – and a few men – from varying […]

July 5, 2017

Bringing WV’s female scientists out of the shadows

Op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail June 18, 2017 by Anne Barth http://www.wvgazettemail.com/gazette-opinion/20170618/anne-barth-bringing-wvs-female-scientists-out-of-the-shadows To the best of my knowledge, there is no West Virginia Hall of Fame for Women Scientists. With the release last year of the movie “Hidden Figures,” I propose that we at least create a virtual one and make Katherine Johnson from White […]

May 18, 2017

TechConnect compiles statewide listing of business incubators and accelerators

    By JIM ROSS jross@statejournal.com TechConnect West Virginia has developed a comprehensive listing of active business incubators and accelerators located throughout West Virginia. “Personal, hands-on assistance for starting or growing a business in the Mountain State can be secured through at least 23 incubators and accelerators across the state”, said Anne Barth, executive director […]

May 18, 2017

Comprehensive, Statewide Business Incubator Listing Available for WV Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses

Contact:  Anne Barth, (304) 444-2918 CHARLESTON, W.VA. – TechConnect West Virginia, an organization working to grow the state’s economy, has developed a comprehensive listing of active business incubators and accelerators located throughout West Virginia.  To view and download the document click here. “Personal, hands-on assistance for starting or growing a business in the Mountain State […]

April 5, 2017

Allegheny Science & Technology CEO Arria Hines, Huntington Software Firm Core10 Honored With Spirit of Innovation Awards

Contact:  Anne Barth, (304) 444-2918 CHARLESTON, W.VA. – With the goal of recognizing leadership in innovation and technology-based business development in West Virginia, TechConnect West Virginia presented its Spirit of Innovation Awards on Thursday, March 16 to Allegheny Science & Technology CEO Arria Hines and software development firm Core10, during a special awards luncheon at […]

April 4, 2017

TechConnect spearheads effort to get West Virginians trained

  The Register-Herald Column By Anne Barth, TechConnect West Virginia March 28, 2017 With ever-increasing advances in technology, there is one thing we DO know. Coding — the process of writing computer programs to analyze data, manage digital systems and operate today’s machinery and consumer products — will become more and more important. In fact, […]

April 3, 2017

Concerted effort can boost coding jobs in W.Va.

Column by Anne Barth Huntington Herald-Dispatch April 2, 2017 With ever-increasing advances in technology, there is one thing we DO know. Coding – the process of writing computer programs to analyze data, manage digital systems and operate today’s machinery and consumer products – will become more and more important. In fact, coding has been called the […]