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April 29, 2014

2014 Teaming to Win Conference

2014 Teaming to Win Conference Register here. Author and management expert Devora Zack will address the 2014 Teaming to Win Conference on May 29 at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown.  Ms. Zack, CEO of the consulting group Only Connect Consulting, Inc., is widely recognized as an expert speaker, strategy consultant and executive coach. […]

April 29, 2014

2014 TransTech Energy Business Development Conference

Save the date for the 2014 TransTech Energy Business Development Conference:  November 12-13, 2014, Morgantown, WV

April 28, 2014

High School, Collegiate Business Plan Competition Winners Announced

A senior from John Marshall High School has won a $10,000 college scholarship after her idea was chosen as the best in a field of 103 entries in West Virginia’s inaugural high school business plan competition. Sierra Cook of Glen Dale, W.Va., was one of eight finalists from high schools across West Virginia who traveled […]

April 27, 2014

South Charleston High School Students Successfully Launch Near Space Satellite

Students at South Charleston High School (SCHS) successfully launched and recovered a near space satellite that traveled 98,425 feet above Earth’s surface on April 19, after months of study, design, and preparation. Carrying a payload of weather station, Geiger counter, GPS locator and two GoPro cameras, the high altitude balloon delivered excellent video showing the […]

April 25, 2014

ChemCeption First Incubator in U.S. Focused Solely on Chem-Based Technologies

The only incubator in the nation focused solely on commercializing chemistry-based technology, ChemCeption is an innovation hub for any technology involving chemistry, from traditional to green, water to plastics, biotechnology to energy, and more. The Chemical Alliance Zone (CAZ) in conjunction with TechConnectWV officially launched the new incubator on Tuesday, April 1st in Building 2000 […]

April 25, 2014

Shale Gas Innovation Contest Winners to be Announced in May

On May 15, 2014, the Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center will announce the four winners of their Shale Gas Innovation Contest at an event to be held from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the Hilton Garden Inn in Southpointe, PA.  Each winner will receive a check for $25,000. Vying for the prize money […]

April 25, 2014

Author & Management Expert Devora Zack to Address Teaming to Win Conference

Author and management expert Devora Zack will address the 2014 Teaming to Win Conference on May 29 at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown.  Zack, CEO of the consulting group Only Connect Consulting, Inc., is widely recognized as an expert speaker, strategy consultant and executive coach. She is the author of the internationally released, […]

April 2, 2014

Officials Commemorate Business Incubator Launch

Charleston Daily Mail Tuesday, April 1, 2014 by Jared Hunt, Business editor CHARLESTON, W.VA. — State officials and executives from area chemical companies and industry organizations gathered at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park in South Charleston to commemorate the launch of the nation’s first business incubator focused solely on chemical-based technologies. Dubbed “ChemCeption,” the new […]

March 30, 2014

Launch of ChemCeption Incubator at the WV Regional Tech Park, April 1, 2014

The Chemical Alliance Zone (CAZ), in conjunction with TechConnectWV, will launch the nation’s first business incubator focused solely on commercializing chemistry-based technology at 3 pm on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 in Building 2000 at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park. The new incubator, named “ChemCeption,” will be an innovation hub for any technology involving chemistry […]

March 27, 2014

Fund Credited With Aiding 1,000 Jobs

Charleston Daily Mail Wednesday, March 26, 2014 The West Virginia Capital Access Program has helped create or retain nearly 1,000 jobs in recent years, officials said. As part of the federal Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, the program received $13.1 million to use to lend or invest in small companies. The program aims to […]