Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:16:09 GMT
A West Virginia senator who's long pushed parents, coaches and communities to help protect young athletes from concussions is now sponsoring federal legislation to set safety standards for helmets. U.S.
A West Virginia senator who's long pushed parents, coaches and communities to help protect young athletes from concussions is now sponsoring federal legislation to set safety standards for helmets.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:09 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:09:00 GMT
It was a special day Wednesday for children and faculty at the Mercer County Early Learning Centers as they got special visitor. "I've never been down to the southern part of the state that much as a
It was a special day Wednesday for children and faculty at the Mercer County Early Learning Centers as they got special visitor.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:04:23 GMT
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is offering West Virginia's emergency response resources to Oklahoma officials following this week's deadly tornado. Tomblin said Wednesday he spoke with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin,
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is offering West Virginia's emergency response resources to Oklahoma officials following this week's deadly tornado.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:25:33 GMT
Kids at one elementary school in Greenbrier County experienced a taste of the past Wednesday. Forth and fifth graders at Smoot Elementary school dressed up like their favorite character from history and
Kids at one elementary school in Greenbrier County experienced a taste of the past Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:18 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:18:42 GMT
A sharp increase in the number of meth labs over the past few months is bringing a call to action by all law enforcement agencies in parts of our area. State troopers and Sheriff's deputies are being
A sharp increase in the number of meth labs over the past few months is bringing a call to action by all law enforcement agencies in parts of our area.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:54 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:54:26 GMT
The West Virginia EDA adopted a resolution to allow $150 million in 20-year bonds for new equipment at Gestamp. The state will own the equipment at first, and Gestamp will pay off the bonds on it.
The West Virginia Economic Development Authority adopted a resolution to allow $150 million in 20-year bonds for new equipment at Gestamp. The state will own the equipment at first, and Gestamp will pay off the bonds on it.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:49 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:49:56 GMT
Entsorga will take waste and separate steel, aluminum and glass, recycle certain types of biodegradable waste and convert it to an end product that can be used to make cement.
The business, which WVEDA Executive Director David Warner explained was a European technology that takes waste and separates steel, aluminum and glass, recycles certain types of biodegradable waste and converts it to an end product that can be used to make cement.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:29:48 GMT
NEW HAVEN, WV (AP) — Felman Production LLC plans to temporarily idle one of three electric arc furnaces at its ferroalloys plant in New Haven and lay off union workers.
NEW HAVEN, WV (AP) — Felman Production LLC plans to temporarily idle one of three electric arc furnaces at its ferroalloys plant in New Haven and lay off union workers.
John Allison, president and CEO of the Cato Institute and the former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corp., will appear in the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series on Feb. 28 at West Virginia University.
During Allison's tenure, BB&T Corp. became the 10th largest financial services holding company headquartered in the United States. Allison will speak on Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. in the WVU Mountainlair Ballrooms.
"It's great for our University community to have access to someone who was as iconic as Mr. Allison in the banking arena," said Jose "Zito" Sartarelli, Milan Puskar dean.
"The growth BB&T experienced under his leadership is remarkable, and is a real tribute to his knowledge and understanding of the banking industry," Sartarelli said. "In his leadership of the Cato Institute, Mr. Allison heads one of the most renowned public policy research organizations in the world."
During his tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets.
Allison was recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 most successful CEOs in the world over the past decade. He has received the Corning Award for Distinguished Leadership, been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Banker.
He is a former Distinguished Professor of Practice at Wake Forest University School of Business and serves on the Board of Visitors at the business schools at Wake Forest, Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Allison is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the UNC-Chapel Hill. He received his master's degree in management from Duke University and also is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
For more information on this event or the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series, visit be.wvu.edu.
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