Category: Articles
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Gubernatorial Event to Live-Stream from University of Charleston’s Geary Auditorium
Interactive April 5 roundtable to give public chance to question candidates CHARLESTON, WV — Booth Goodwin and Sen. Jeff Kessler will each be featured separately at the Create West Virginia Gubernatorial Roundtable, to take place from 7 p.m. through 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the University of Charleston’s Geary Theater. Live-streaming makes the event…
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Molly’s Video Recap of the 2016 Create WV Conference in the ‘Ville
University of Charleston student Molly Ballard is an Integrated Communications major. In her video recap of her first Create WV conference, she captures what inspired her and so many diverse people who know that together, we can Create communities, companies, and centers of learning that thrive in the global innovation economy. Thanks, Molly, for sharing…
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Create West Virginia Announces 2015 Creative Economy Construction Awards
Charleston, W.Va. September 28, 2015 – Create West Virginia named five 2015 champions of Innovation Economy pillars at the Create West Virginia Conference, held September 24-26 in Fayetteville. Sarah Halstead, president of the Create West Virginia board of directors, conferred the “creative cone” awards-orange road construction cones-at various times throughout the event. The cones symbolize…
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Sippin’ cider- Lewisburg cidery wins $5,000 at Create WV conference
West Virginia has paved the way for its craft beer industry, but two local entrepreneurs are ready to tap into uncharted territory — hard cider and mead. Josh Bennett and Will Lewis with Hawk Knob Cidery and Meadery in Lewisburg were awarded Friday night at the CreateWV Conference with $5,000 to test their business strategy…
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Could digital democracy reboot legislative process in W.Va.?
FAYETTEVILLE — The co-founder of software meant to foster public debate and voter education, Pia Mancini, shared thoughts on how technology can upgrade the political system in West Virginia Thursday at the 2015 Create West Virginia Conference in Fayetteville. Mancini said DemocracyOS software was used in Argentina to help leverage support for legislation to help…
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These Parking Instructions Apply to EVERYONE. See you on Thursday!
This conference starts September 24 @ noon at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building. But you need to plan to be there a lot earlier, just to make sure you catch a shuttle in time for the kickoff. WALK IN REGISTRATIONS WELCOME, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO CONFORM TO THE PARKING PLAN. BE ADVISED! REGISTRATION…
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You Know What This Place Needs?
You guessed it! Fresh ideas delivered with a dash of distinct personality, served up by six people who have some very interesting insight and opinions! Join our Ignite WV speakers on Friday evening for dinner. We’ll dish out a delicous meal (thanks, Joy Marr) while they dish out a little mountain wisdom of their own,…
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DANGEROUS ASSUMPTIONS that Work to Keep You (US) from Connecting and Succeeding
Following is a list of crazy talk, that maybe even you have indulged in. This kind of thinking is dangerous to all of us because it’s driven by assumptions that are rooted in bias, faulty or inadequate information, and often driven by ridiculous generalizations. You are in charge of your business, your quality of life,…
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Take it Outside for WV Jobs and Economic Diversification
Could bird nerds, mountain and road bikers, hikers, foodies, climbers and rafters help West Virginia reinvent itself for the new economy? Turns out that in their day jobs, many are creative economy innovators who can live and work anywhere they dang well please. Where do they like to live? In places where they enjoy life,…
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Building the New Hillbilly Highway: Blazing Fast. Innovation-Powered. Citizen-Driven.
REGISTER NOW for what we think will be the most gratifying open discussion about broadband you’ve ever imaged, and much more. Here’s a description of the four sessions that make up the Tech Track. Remember, this is just one of five tracks! Others focus on Education, Entrepreneurship, Quality of Place and Diversity. Check out the…