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 […]
The Chemical Alliance Zone, Inc. (CAZ) has funding available to assist West Virginia researchers, entrepreneurs, start-up businesses and small-to-medium firms that have innovation or commercialization ideas in the chemicals and advanced materials (CAM) sectors. Through the CAM Fund, CAZ provides support for the commercialization of chemicals, materials, related products, services, or other innovative technologies. Interested […]
The 3rd Annual Conference for TransTech Energy Innovations and Start-Ups will be held 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 to energy, environmental, and economic development challenges such as creating new jobs and more competitive industries. […]
TechConnect West Virginia’s Innovation Adoption Program (IAP) is helping West Virginia’s small and mid-sized manufacturers gain a competitive advantage in today’s global marketplace. Working in partnership with the state’s nonprofit, R&D-capable institutions, the IAP provides funding to support a manufacturer’s new product development, product redesign, new tooling design and development, process improvements, and other innovation-based […]
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will deliver the opening keynote address at TechConnect’s 2014 Women & Technology Conference, to be held Oct. 16-17 at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in Wheeling, WV. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. […]