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, […]
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 […]
The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram by Darlene J. Swiger STAFF WRITER March 20, 2017 BRIDGEPORT — The CEO and president of a Bridgeport technology management company has been been recognized with the 2017 Outstanding Woman in Technology Award. Arria Hines runs Allegheny Science & Technology, which has its corporate office in White Oaks Business Park in Bridgeport, […]
The State Journal March 5, 2017 By: John Dahlia http://www.theet.com/statejournal/news/techconnect-s-scaleup-boosts-economy-one-innovation-at-a-time/article_dd93f3f4-8f6f-5739-916e-2720461f1cef.html The journey from idea to concept to prototype to market can be riddled with obstacles specifically designed to prevent success. But a relatively new statewide initiative called ScaleUp West Virginia has quietly been giving homegrown innovators what they need to take their dreams […]
Op-ed in The Charleston Gazette-Mail March 5, 2017 By: Anne Barth http://www.wvgazettemail.com/gazette-op-ed-commentaries/20170304/anne-barth-how-we-are-driving-coding-workforce-for-wvs-future Much has been written about the future of work, but many questions remain unanswered. Will robots and machine learning replace a majority of workers across a multitude of sectors in the next decades? How will artificial intelligence replace humans across a […]
The State Journal January 9, 2017 Column by Brooks McCabe Technology-based economic development offers West Virginia one of its best opportunities to jump-start real growth driven by high-paying research and manufacturing jobs. With the economic and fiscal constraints currently facing West Virginia, immediate action is needed. The priorities must be set on outcome measures […]
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch December 11, 2016 Andrew Zulauf, Michele O’Connor, and Jordan Lavender The West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust (WVJIT) is a public venture capital fund created to develop, promote and expand West Virginia’s economy by making investment funds available to eligible businesses. We take our charge seriously and work daily to grow jobs […]