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Martinsburg and Parkersburg are the next stops on the “Seeking Solutions | Celebrating Successes” Listening Tour of the West Virginia House of Delegates. The Martinsburg session will be held at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on October 14. The Parkersburg session will be held at the WVU Parkersburg Campus, […]
TechConnect’s 2014 Women & Technology Conference will kick off next Thursday, October 16 at Oglebay Resort & Conference Center in Wheeling. Registration is open until 5 pm on Monday, October 13. To register, click here. “We’re excited about the lineup of outstanding speakers and breakout sessions, and we’re looking forward to a great turnout from […]
After TechConnect’s inaugural Women & Technology Conference in 2012, we asked those who attended the event whether we should hold it again. The answer was a resounding “yes!” We also asked what they liked, and what worked best. Here are some of the comments we heard: “Everyone was so passionate about what they were discussing […]
Allegheny Science & Technology (AST) is one of America’s fastest-growing private companies according to Inc. The magazine released its special report and annual rankings for 2014, now in its 33rd year. Just a week after being listed No. 7 on the Washington Technology 2014 Fast 50, AST continues to receive honors ranking No. 268 among […]
As part of National Manufacturing Day on October 3, the West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership will take K-12 students from area schools on visits to manufacturing sites in Monongalia County. Gerald Biser, Director of WVMEP, said the visits offer an educational opportunity to increase knowledge, interest, and career awareness. “Introducing our K-12 students to the […]
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center is hosting a “West Virginia Innovates” seminar around the state to educate business owners and entrepreneurs about opportunities related to commercialization. The seminar provides an introductory overview of the basics of commercialization. “The seminar focuses on helping inventive West Virginians transition their great idea for a new product […]
West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design had a busy summer preparing to launch its Bachelor of Science degree program in Energy Land Management (ELM). This is a companion to the Environmental and Energy Resource Management program launched last year. Both programs were developed as a result of the exponential growth […]
The next “Seeking Solutions | Celebrating Successes” Listening Tour Session of the West Virginia House of Delegates will be in Logan on September 8. The open “town hall” type meeting is part of a series that are being held around the state, and the sessions are open to all West Virginians but is targeted to […]
New cash awards have been added to the business pitch competition that will be part of this year’s TransTech Energy (TTE) Business Development Conference. The 2014 conference will be Nov. 12-13 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown. The conference provides an opportunity to promote ideas and investment in new companies that can provide solutions […]
West Virginia’s business/entrepreneur coaching network continues to grow and expand. The network is a program of the W.Va. Small Business Development Center and provides business development services to small businesses and entrepreneurs. The SBDC’s statewide network now numbers 18 coaches who serve businesses in every region across the Mountain State. The program also has specialists […]