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West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership Helps Position Two Monongalia County Companies for the Future Progressive Industries’ history dates back to the late 1950s in Monongalia County as an underground mining equipment repair and rebuild shop. It was a great time to be in that line of work; the coal industry was booming in Monongalia County […]
Last month we reported on new cybersecurity degree programs approved by the West Virginia University Board of Governors, starting this fall at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Both Marshall University and the University of Charleston have also added programs in cyber and related data analytics fields. Cybersecurity is one of the new high growth […]
Marnie Rustemeyer is a former Wall Street professional, thyroid cancer survivor and breast cancer previvor. Breast cancer is particularly close to Marnie’s heart as her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 40 and she and her mother both carry the BRCA gene mutation. In August 2013 Marnie had a preventative double […]
CART Helps a Former Mine Security Worker and Team Develop Autonomous and Radio Controlled Equipment Derek Dotson was a security worker in the mining industry in Southern West Virginia. Seeing an increasing number of layoffs in the industry and even mines closing, Dotson decided to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology at Bluefield State College. […]
By: David McCready, Ph.D., EnviroCalc The rare earth elements (REE) are a series of 15 metals which are referred to as the lanthanides, lanthanum being the first element in the series. The REEs are important because they are necessary for use in many high tech electronic products for the military, industry, and consumers. The REEs […]
After completing his doctoral studies in organic chemistry at the University of Wyoming, Brian Keen spent the next four years as a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Wisconsin and Penn State University. Dr. Keen says his time in academia was a rewarding experience. However, his interest in actively developing and improving chemical […]
In partnership with three “centers of excellence” in the state, TechConnectWV is offering commercialization assistance to entrepreneurs, researchers and small businesses in West Virginia through its new “TechAssist” program. The project is intended to integrate, expand, and leverage regional assets to foster technology-based innovation and commercialization, support business expansion and small manufacturer growth, and encourage […]
Core10, Inc. (Core10), a 100%-U.S.-based software development company that creates financial technology solutions, has closed a $3.5 million funding round led by FINTOP Capital. Also participating are the West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust and a host of West Virginia-based angel investors. A pioneer of the hereshoreTM movement, Core10 is an innovative software development company dedicated […]
More than 150 Leaders in education, private industry and the public sector came together on Oct. 12 at BridgeValley Community & Technical College’s Advanced Technology Center for TechConnect’s West Virginia Coding & Cyber Summit. The event, which was co-hosted by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, aimed to set a dynamic course by which […]
The 2017 EntreEd Summit, which will be held from noon-4pm on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, is designed to answer the question, “Why K-12 entrepreneurship and how do we successfully implement?”. Registration is open and can be accessed by clicking here. “The Summit will help attendees understand how system-wide K-12 […]