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HUNTINGTON -- Huddleston Bolen has partnered with The State Journal, SCORE, and the Small Business Association to present the first series of Business4Breakfast events to be held in Huntington.

"Huddleston Bolen has been an integral part of business in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky for over a century. We are pleased to continue our legacy of service by offering these valuable seminars to our clients and friends in the business community," said Tom Gilpin, chairman of the firm's Management Committee.

Business4Breakfast are business management seminars, geared to help professionals understand and navigate the breadth of opportunities and challenges in the workplace. The events will be held every quarter at Huddleston Bolen's downtown offices at 611 Third Avenue in Huntington.

"We very much appreciate having a chance to work with Huddleston Bolen, SCORE, and the Small Business Administration in bringing the Business4Breakfast program to Huntington," said Dan Page, Editor and Publisher of The State Journal. "We believe business owners and managers can benefit from attending these convenient and educational programs. For 25 years, The State Journal has been an advocate for businesses, and we see this program as one more way to carry on that tradition," he added.

Chris Michael, President and CEO of Bulldog Creative Services, will kick off the series with "Advertising Anatomy: What's Inside a Great Ad," to be held Wednesday, April 22 from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. on the third floor of Huddleston Bolen's offices at 611 3rd Avenue in Huntington. Huddleston Bolen will sponsor a complimentary breakfast at 7:45 a.m. and the presentation will follow at 8:15 a.m. Parking is available at the municipal parking garage on Third Avenue. Future Huntington Business4Breakfast topics include "How to Write an Employee Handbook," scheduled for July, and "Promoting Your Business through the Media," scheduled for October.

You may pre-register by calling (304) 523-4092 or via e-mail at score488@juno.com. All Business4Breakfast sessions are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is requested.

Huddleston Bolen is a law firm with more than 50 attorneys practicing in offices located in Huntington and Charleston, West Virginia and Ashland and Louisville, Kentucky. The firm, founded in 1871, represents clients in many practice groups, including banking and finance, health care, insurance, litigation, labor and employment, natural resources, real estate, and transportation.

For more information about Huddleston Bolen, visit the firm's Web site at www.huddlestonbolen.com.