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TechConnect West Virginia will hold the 2016 Women & Technology Conference October 6-7 at Canaan Valley Resort & Conference Center in Davis, West Virginia. Registration will open soon. The purpose of the event is to address the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The conference aims to encourage […]
More than 60 female college students and media and technology professionals gathered at the West Virginia University Reed College of Media Innovation Center the first weekend in April to work on media solutions using “smart” technology and the Internet of Things (IoT). The Women’s IoT Makeathon is part of the Hack the Gender Gap series, […]
A senior and two juniors from Buckhannon Upshur High School used abandoned tools and equipment to make decorative pieces for homes, businesses and landscaping in their firm, Three Amigos Metalworks. That unique business idea helped Brian Carson, Leah Stankus and Natalie Thorpe win a $10,000 college scholarship in the third annual West Virginia Statewide High […]
West Virginia University won two categories and the University of Charleston notched its first-ever category win at the 10th Annual West Virginia Statewide College Business Plan Competition. The winners were announced at the event finals on April 8, with the teams earning top spots in each of three categories and taking home $10,000 first prize […]
West Virginia has joined more than 30 states in passing legislation to open up a new source of capital for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The West Virginia Small Business Capital Act (HB 2615), approved by the legislature and signed by Governor Tomblin during the recent session, allows West Virginia residents to purchase equity ownership in […]
On May 18, 2016, Ben Franklin’s Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center (www.sgicc.org) will award four $20,000 prizes to this year’s contest winners. In addition to showcasing the 12 finalists, this year’s Final’s Event will also feature a Poster Contest highlighting research related to the oil and gas sector at four major regional research universities. […]
The West Virginia Bioscience Association held its Sixth Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit on April 26 in Huntington on the campus of Marshall University. To read coverage of the event from The State Journal, click here. To read coverage from The Huntington Herald Dispatch, click here. Marshall President Jerome Gilbert opened the event and pointed […]
POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) is a multi-agency initiative that targets federal resources to help communities and regions that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries due to the changing economics of America’s energy production. Below is information about the grants, as well […]
TechConnectWV recently launched ScaleUp West Virginia, a program designed to help West Virginia companies develop new products and technologies and move them to market; support small manufacturers in adopting advanced tools and processes; and promote increased entrepreneurial activity in our state. The program targets 40 counties, including many that have been particularly affected by the loss of mining jobs, as well as […]
Alcon is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of eye care products and technologies. The company’s largest producer of intraocular lenses is situated just outside Huntington, West Virginia. Intraocular lenses are small artificial lenses that replace the eye’s natural lens following cataract surgery. The Huntington site was built in 1970 and originally owned by California […]