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For the second year, a national education foundation has rewarded the 3D Printing efforts of the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing. A grant will enable RCBI to offer camps for youngsters across West Virginia. RCBI’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centers in Huntington and Bridgeport will host the camps, open to students in 6th […]
Marshall University’s College of Science is helping bring a new opportunity to science students in grades 6 through 12 this academic year. The Science Olympiad, which organizers say is the “nation’s most exciting K-12 science competition,” will take place in West Virginia for the first time Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, on Marshall University’s Huntington campus. […]
The West Virginia District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration is soliciting nominations for the 2015 Small Business Week Awards. Every year since 1963, the President has called for the nationwide celebration of Small Business Week to acknowledge the significant contributions of small businesses to the nation’s economy. All nominations are due by Monday, […]
Application Period Open Through February 1, 2015 Are you a researcher, entrepreneur, or small business in Pennsylvania or West Virginia focused on developing a new product or service for the shale energy space? Applications are now being accepted for the 4th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest, which provides up to $100,000 in cash awards toshale […]
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day at the State Capitol showcases the groups and companies that are working to advance innovation and entrepreneurship across West Virginia.
October 18, 2014 By DREW PARKER Staff Writer , The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING – Equal opportunities are still a concern for women in the workplace, according to West Virginia University Provost Joyce McConnell. McConnell addressed attendees of the Women & Technology Conference on Friday at Oglebay’s Glessner Auditorium. McConnell addressed misconceptions she feels prevent women […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration West Virginia District Office is proud to announce that SBA’s online portal is ready to accept nominations for its 2015 National Small Business Week Awards. SBA has been following the mantra – Smart, Bold and Accessible in the way the agency conducts business. This is now the third year SBA […]
Learn how to harness financial power and make it work for you at the 2014 Women & Technology Conference. Financial gurus will lead you through a serious discussion of finances, including personal financial strategies and techniques; finding and securing your value and worth (e.g., how to negotiate a salary); and investing for the common […]
After TechConnect’s inaugural Women & Technology Conference in 2012, we asked those who attended the event whether we should hold it again. The answer was a resounding “yes!” We also asked what they liked, and what worked best. Here are some of the comments we heard: “Everyone was so passionate about what they were discussing […]
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 […]