BARBOURSVILLE -- Verizon, the Regional Contracting Assistance Center and the Southern Ohio Procurement Outreach Center will hold a small business matchmaking event, Business Assistance for Contracting, on Feb. 17.
Beckett CHARLESTON -– Kathy G. Beckett, a member in the Jackson Kelly Environmental Department, was recently elected to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as its only West Virginia representative.
Anderson MORGANTOWN -– Susan S. Brewer, CEO of Steptoe & Johnson, announced that effective Jan. 1, five of the firm's attorneys have been promoted to membership.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle has announced that Stephanie U. Roberts has joined the Winston-Salem office as counsel.
Core MORGANTOWN -- Jacquelyn J. Core, a partner in the Morgantown office of the regional firm Steptoe and Johnson for the past 12 years, has been named Deputy general counsel - Health Sciences Center, Vice President for Legal Affairs William H. Hutchens III has announced.
McGraw WASHINGTON -- A tort reform group says, in a new report, that some plaintiffs attorneys have used their relationships with state attorneys general as "a litigious cash cow."
MORGANTOWN -- Five business and industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia will be inducted into the 2010 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame on Nov. 18 in a ceremony at the Morgantown Event Center, Waterfront Place Hotel.
Gerrard The West Virginia University College of Law will host Professor Michael B. Gerrard, who will describe some of the legal challenges facing the coal industry in view of concerns over climate change on Monday, Nov. 1.
Romano CHARLESTON -- The state Supreme Court's revised rules for appellate procedure are drawing mixed reviews from groups that follow the legal system.
A screen shot from the NRSC ad against West Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Gov. Joe Manchin. (Photo via YouTube)
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is asking for an apology from the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Republican Senatorial candidate John Raese for characterizing West Virginia workers as "hicks" in a recent television ad.
CHARLESTON -- A recent article by the chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce provided me with much food for personal reflection. My basic understanding of history and statistics then inspired me to further investigate a number of these articulated "facts."
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Bayer Corp. CEO Greg Babe told state business leaders this week that West Virginia must reform its judicial system and overhaul its business tax structure if it wants to spur economic development and attract new investments.
CHARLESTON -- It's no surprise that the newest leader of West Virginia's personal injury bar, Michael J. Romano, thinks our state's legal climate is fine as is. However, it was quite interesting to read Mr. Romano's recent guest column on what really hurts West Virginia's job prospects -- too many mountains!