WV tech leaders hope lawmakers heed advice to advance development
by John Mark Shaver, Fairmont News Editor Jan. 12, 2020 CHARLESTON — With the 2020 West Virginia legislative session now in full swing, the state’s technology leaders are hoping to see some major...
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Article by Anne Barth Bowles Rice: Views & Visions, January 2020 Edition As the adage goes, economic development is a team sport. To be successful in growing West Virginia’s economy requires...
View ArticleState lawmakers support small business research, development
Op-ed in the State Journal April 19, 2019 by Anne Barth 2020 will be known forever as the Year of the Coronavirus Pandemic and the societal upheaval that followed. As scientists and researchers around...
View ArticleState’s economy derailed rapidly, but could get back on track quickly, too,...
by Matt Harvey, Managing Editor The State Journal April 20, 2020 MORGANTOWN — One of the state’s leading economic experts hasn’t seen anything to compare with the way the economy derailed due to the...
View ArticleTechConnect continues SBIR training sessions despite COVID-19 pandemic
by John Mark Shaver, Fairmont News Editor The State Journal July 27, 2020 CHARLESTON — Despite the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic continuing to rage on, TechConnect West Virginia and the West Virginia...
View ArticleWest Virginia Technology Leaders Share Optimism for 2021
by John Mark Shaver, Fairmont News Editor The State Journal Jan. 11, 2021 From developments in the Virgin Hyperloop Certification Center and upstart small businesses to advancements in remote working...
View ArticleTechConnectWV lays out four projects to spur entrepreneurial, startup growth
by John Mark Shaver, Fairmont News Editor The State Journal March 7, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — TechConnect West Virginia has been steadily working through the COVID-19 pandemic to help...
View ArticleWest Virginia grant program successful in growing state’s tech economy
WV News, May 16, 2021 by Anne Barth and Bryan Brown The West Virginia Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund, through the West Virginia SBIR/STTR Matching Grant program, incentivizes and...
View ArticleStart-up Bootcamps Help Entrepreneurs Find Seed Money for Businesses
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | By Jessica Lilly Published August 2, 2021 at 12:42 PM EDT A program meant to help West Virginians find seed money to start a business is looking for more...
View ArticleU.S. SBA awards TechConnect West Virginia $125,000 FAST grant
Beckley Register-Herald August 17, 2021 CHARLESTON — TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, has been awarded a third Federal and State...
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