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September 2, 2016

New Survey Finds More Than 48,500 Working in STEM Fields in West Virginia in 2015

September 1, 2016 Contact:   Anne Barth, anne@techconnectwv.org, 304-444-2918 Charleston, W.Va. – According to a survey commissioned by TechConnect West Virginia, the West Virginia Department of Commerce found that 48,553 people worked in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related fields in the state in 2015.  This represents 6.7 percent of the state’s total workforce and […]

August 26, 2016

TechConnect West Virginia announces program for state businesses, entrepreneurs

7 News, WTRF-TV Business opportunities within the Mountain State are about to be scaled up.

August 25, 2016

New Program for West Virginia Businesses and Entrepreneurs Announced

NEWS RELEASE August 25, 2016 Contact:  Anne Barth, anne@techconnectwv.org, (304) 444-2918 Charleston, W.Va. – TechConnect West Virginia, a nonprofit coalition committed to growing West Virginia’s technology-based economy, has announced a new program designed to help West Virginia companies pursue business opportunities with the federal government through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business […]

August 24, 2016

ScaleUp West Virginia SBIR Assistance Program

ScaleUp West Virginia SBIR/STTR Assistance Program The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research & Development that has the potential for commercialization. Through the program, companies can be awarded funding to study the feasibility of a […]

June 23, 2016

Manufacturing industry works to diversify West Virginia workforce

Brittany Murray, Staff Writer, Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram June 19, 2016 CLARKSBURG — Today’s workforce has to keep pace with new technology and methods in the manufacturing sector. Dealing in the areas of advanced energy, chemicals and advanced materials, biosciences and biometrics, Anne Barth, executive director of TechConnect in Charleston, said today’s manufacturing industry is not the […]

June 2, 2016

TechConnect West Virginia Announces New Officers, Board Member

Charleston, W.Va. – TechConnect West Virginia, a non-profit organization working to advance innovation-based economic development and growth in West Virginia, recently announced its new slate of officers and a new member to the group’s Board of Directors for the 2016-2017 term. They include: Chair of the Board:  Thomas A. Vorbach, Member; Steptoe & Johnson PLLC […]

May 26, 2016

2016 Women & Technology Conference

The Women & Technology Conference aims to encourage women involved in technology education and research, private enterprises, the public sector, investing, and entrepreneurship. The 2016 event will explore how women and technology can help to revitalize West Virginia’s economy.

April 18, 2016

Tech Leaders Discuss What’s Next In The State

WV Public Broadcasting April 6, 2016 How to create jobs and grow industry in West Virginia — that was the topic of a forum held Wednesday at the Bridge Valley Community and Technical College’s Advance Technology Center in South Charleston. West Virginia tech industry leaders gathered with representatives from both of the state’s major universities […]

March 28, 2016

Growing Innovation in the Mountain State: Featuring Intuit President & CEO Brad Smith

West Virginia is known for many things – its people, its scenery, its natural resources and, now more than ever, an unbridled entrepreneurial spirit interested in creating opportunity here at home.

Our state’s innovation economy is beginning to blossom but more needs done to capitalize on the opportunities technology offers. West Virginia needs to engineer the foundation and framework upon which a thriving technology economy can be constructed. In essence, we need a roadmap that all stakeholders can follow that sets the course for growing our innovation economy.

Please join Intuit CEO Brad Smith and a select group of state political and opinion leaders, in attending the April 6th Growing Innovation in the Mountain State Policy Forum. The event will take place from 9:30 am-noon at BridgeValley Community & Technical College in the WV Regional Technology Park, in South Charleston.

There is no cost to attend, however, registration is required.

March 28, 2016

2016 SBIR Road Tour

Learn more about “America’s largest seed fund”–the SBIR and STTR programs–at the SBIR Road Show, July 19, 2016, in Morgantown. This is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with SBIR program managers for federal agencies. Registration will open soon.