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February 25, 2015

Innovation, ideas on display at State Capitol

The Charleston Gazette, Jan. 28, 2015 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 40 exhibitors will put their innovations on display at the Capitol to illustrate the power of West Virginia’s cutting edge economy. The event today is called “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day.” It’s hosted by TransTech/Industries, Future-West Virginia and TechConnect West Virginia. West Virginia’s innovation economy […]

February 25, 2015

Homer Laughlin China, Toyota Hailed for ‘Green Efforts”

State Journal, Feb. 13, 2015 By James E. Casto Family owned for five generations, the Homer Laughlin China Co. is one of West Virginia’s oldest manufacturers. Founded in 1871 in East Liverpool, Ohio, it moved to Newell in 1903. Comparatively speaking, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia is a far younger venture. It opened its plant at […]

February 25, 2015

Grants help entrepreneurs commercialize their ideas

The Saturday Gazette-Mail, Feb. 7, 2015 HUNTINGTON — 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 […]

February 23, 2015

MORGANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL—TEAM 1 AND SUNCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL—TEAM 1 CAPTURE REGIONAL SCIENCE BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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 […]

February 22, 2015

Grants Help Entrepreneurs Commercialize Their Ideas

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 […]

February 22, 2015

Eastern Panhandle Technology Innovation Center (EPTIC) Now Open for Business to Current and Aspiring Entrepreneurs

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 […]

February 22, 2015

StartUp WV Success Story – The Floor Cam

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 […]

February 18, 2015

FCX Systems and the Innovation Adoption Program

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 centers of excellence, the IAP supports new product development, product redesign, new tooling design and development, process improvements, and other innovation-based needs. Anne Barth, TechConnect’s executive […]

February 18, 2015

Uncle Bunk’s Condiments Innovates with Assistance from TechConnect

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 centers of excellence in the state, the IAP supports a manufacturer’s new product development, product redesign, new tooling design and development, process improvements, and other innovation-based needs. Anne […]

February 18, 2015

Innovation Adoption Program Assists National Church Solutions in Chester, WV

Later this year, National Church Solutions (NCS) in Chester, WV, 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 […]