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by Conor Griffith STAFF WRITER Del. Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, right, is the lead sponsor of House Bills 4544 and 4558. by Conor Griffith STAFF WRITER MORGANTOWN — Two pieces of legislation aim to diversify West Virginia’s economy — one by providing entrepreneurs with access to additional capital, the other by incentivizing research and development […]
By Carrie Hodousek in News | October 12, 2017 at 6:09PM SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Huntington software development company executive says the firm is looking to close the skills gap when it comes to hiring people for technology and coding jobs in West Virginia. “We’re hiring a lot of talent right out of school — out of four year […]
By: Anne Barth October 30, 2017 As technology becomes more embedded in our daily lives, one thing remains certain: technology has changed the way many of us work, and more changes will continue in the coming decade. Already, technology has automated many traditional blue collar industries and similar advancements are quickly spreading to the […]
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Partners in the City of Bluefield’s Commercialization Station project met for a summit Thursday afternoon at the Bluefield Arts Center. The station is a facet of the city’s CREATE (Creating Resilient Economies by Assisting Transforming Entrepreneurs) Opportunity initiative, bringing in a network of strategic partners working together […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]