Category: Articles
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Building A Creative (Airfield) Community…From Scratch
It’s taking a while, but a bold vision is taking shape in the hills of Gilmer County. John and Charuwan Kasuba selected the location to build a unique airpark community and have persistently been working towards the project despite some frustrating delays in building the infrastructure required. The project is outlined in the latest State…
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Why Do Promising Teams and Projects Fall Apart?
Those who have worked in community and economic development in West Virginia or other regions have certainly experienced the meltdown of what seemed like a promising initiative. What goes wrong when an energetic group gets together with a great idea, but it fails to take hold and produce anything significant? createwv.typepad.com Author Patrick Lencioni addresses…
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Strategy Track Leader 2008: Josie Anderson
I like it when things come full circle. How I met and then got to work with Josie Anderson may have a few more angles than a circle, but we got there. I think we first spied each other in the gym, passing each other as we were coming and going to workout. You build…
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Morgan Spurlock Understands WV
Has anyone seen the article in this week’s The Gazz, “Workin’ in a coal mine”? It highlights Morgan Spurlock’s TV show “30 Days” and an episode filmed in WV about coal mining. I’d like to point out his comments about the recent WV support for Hillary Clinton. “I don’t think WV is racist,” he said. …
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Governor Manchin’s Take on the WV Democratic Primary Results
The negative buzz that rippled across the country regarding how West Virginia Democrats decided to vote during the primary election has reached the point where Governor Manchin felt compelled to respond. He called into a Fox News political show and defended the state as a place where a personal approach to campaigning, not racial prejudice,…
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Creative Salon Discussion Regarding Promoting Arts in Huntington
Mountainside Media and Stone Strategies invite the public to a free, facilitated discussion regarding promoting the arts in Huntington on Thursday, June 5, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Mountainside Media offices, located at 1009 Fifth Avenue in downtown Huntington. The focus of the discussion will include “the economic impact of…
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Place Track Leader 2008: Jeff Miller
createwv.typepad.com The Place Track covers a lot of ground. Just the concept of “sense of place” alone, which deals with a community’s personality, touches on identity, architecture, public art, public spaces, and overall look and feel (or public face of a community). The track also covers the concept of “third places” – where people like…
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FIRST Class Creative Work in WV
We enjoy telling the rest of the state and the world about the great creative work already being done here in West Virginia. That includes all fields – arts and culture, creative design, scientific research, technology, entrepreneurship and more. Here are a few things we’ve recently heard about that we’re proud to share. Do you…
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West Virginia Kids do the Google Doodle
Google recently asked K-12 kids to get creative with their logo and draw around the theme “What if…?” Out of thousands of entries around the country, 40 regional finalists were chosen…Check out West Virginia’s fine representation in grades K-3 and 7-9 (WV is in Region 3). Great job Daniel and Sean!
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Tolerance Track Leader 2008: Crystal Good
Crystal Good is one of those people I feel like I have known longer than I really have. Someone that you hear so many good things about that you feel like you know them before you’ve really ever had a conversation. Once you have that conversation you discover those good things you heard were true,…