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WINNERS EARN TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC TO COMPETE FOR NATIONAL TITLE Morgantown High School—Team 1and Suncrest Middle School—Team 1, Morgantown, captured the championship crowns in their respective categories in the 2015 West Virginia Science Bowl Regional for high schools and middle schools co-hosted on February 7, 2015 by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National […]
Registration is underway for assistance to help entrepreneurs, small businesses and manufacturers take their ideas to market. Two efforts at the Robert C. Byrd Institute — StartUpWV and InnovateWV — offer technical assistance that includes design and development, rapid prototyping with 3-D printers and other technical assistance through RCBI. Both help individuals and entrepreneurs turn […]
The Eastern Panhandle Technology Innovation Center (EPTIC), an independent, nonprofit incubator for regional start-up businesses created in late 2014, is now open in Charles Town, West Virginia. The initial priority for EPTIC, funded by American Public University System (APUS) and housed in APUS facilities, will be veteran-based entrepreneurs, and secondly, technology-based companies. It will offer […]
Father-son duo Joe and Chris Ojeda are Logan County entrepreneurs who hope to make the device they invented a household name in the construction and the DIY world. After a career in the mines as a welder and fabricator, Joe Ojeda developed a knack for coming up with solutions to building problems. So when he […]
Appalachian Power Business Enterprise Team, LLC Capitol Electronics Sales CART, Inc. ChemCeption Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education Discover the Real West Virginia (DRWV) Foundation DSD Laboratories Electronic Specialty Company FIRST First Choice Health System Girl Scouts of Black Diamond GreenHeatedGlass Hergo Homer Laughlin China Company Marshall University Research Corporation NASA IV&V Robotics Alliance Project NASA WV […]
Appalachian Power Business Enterprise Team, LLC Capitol Electronics Sales CART, Inc. ChemCeption Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education Discover the Real West Virginia (DRWV) Foundation DSD Laboratories Electronic Specialty Company FIRST First Choice Health System Girl Scouts of Black Diamond GreenHeatedGlass Hergo Homer Laughlin China Company Marshall University Research Corporation NASA IV&V Robotics Alliance Project NASA WV […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office offers a variety of trainings to help small businesses obtain work with the Federal government. The month of February is jam-packed with trainings – from Federal Contracting Basics and Understanding RFPs to Developing & Managing Contractor Teams to Managing & Administrating Government Contracts. See below for […]
Later this year, National Church Solutions (NCS), a Chester-based company, will celebrate its 100th year of operations. With the help of TechConnect West Virginia’s Innovation Adoption Program (IAP), the company is laying the foundation for its next century of growth. Working in partnership with the state’s nonprofit, R&D-capable institutions, the IAP can provide funding to […]
The National Association of Counties, the National Association of Development Organizations, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration are partnering on a competitive program to provide technical assistance to coal-reliant communities. Counties and regional development organizations in areas experiencing economic challenges due to the contraction of the coal industry are invited to form teams to compete […]
Three investigators have joined the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research. Research at the institute is focused on a protein, Na/K-ATPase, that directs many cellular processes in the heart, kidney and other tissues. By studying how this cellular signaling occurs, MIIR researchers are working to develop new treatments for cancer, heart and kidney disease. Dr. Jinsong […]