Category: Articles
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International Firms Meld Cultures in the Mid-Ohio Valley
A great article in the Parkersburg News on the influence of international companies on the community, including a focus on teamwork: “The teamwork here is unbelievable,” said Hino team leader Anthony Frontera of Parkersburg. “When we’re done with a job, we all yell ‘Complete!’ together.There’s not office staff and production — we’re all together,” she…
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The Power of Ph.D.’s
After a string of good news, South Charleston faced some bad news this week: More layoffs from Dow Chemical within their long-suffering research center in the Kanawha Valley. Up to 150 scientists – highly paid Ph.D.’s with salaries north of $100K – will be either relocated or let go in the coming year. Once a…
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Davis, WV: “One of America’s Best Outdoor Towns”
More recognition for the cool little town of Davis, WV, in Tucker County. This time MSNBC names it one of the best towns for outdoor activities in the country. From the article: Davis may have a diminutive population—624, at last count—but its dedication to the outdoors is gargantuan. Blackwater Bike Shop (304-259-5286), a local outfit…
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Neat Exposure for West Virginia
The Create West Virginia conference and a story on Berkeley Springs were recently featured on the widely read blog written by Jack Scultz, leader of The Boomtown Institute. Jack’s comments about the conference are fantastic and inspire us to dream big dreams for 2008 and beyond: In my almost 300 talks around the country I’ve…
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What Now?
The sense of excitement and hope was palpable during the Create WV Conference November 12-14 at the Stonewall Resort. The purpose of the conference was to educate, inspire, agitate and empower, and based on the feedback it seemed to have met its goal. The overall satisfaction score from the 230+ attendees was 4.5 out of…
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The Asheville Example
As you get closer to Asheville, NC, coming south on I-26 from Tennessee, the first thing that strikes you is the similarity in terrain to West Virginia. It feels like you are still driving on the West Virginia Turnpike or similar highway through our own hills. But as you pull into town, stop by the…
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Creativity in Action
Jeanne Mozier captures the crowd and breaks down how to nurture an arts/cultural community. createwv.typepad.com The “Teaching Entrepreneurship” session figures out how to make a product out of trash… createwv.typepad.com
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Scott Doron Stirs the Create WV Crowd
Scott Doron, Director of the Southern Technology Council, describes West Virginia as a high performance race car ready to shoot off the starting line….but with the emergency break on. createwv.typepad.com The publisher of several insightful studies on the economic future of the South, the Southern Technology Council is a non-partisan public policty think tank based…
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Scenes from Create WV Kick-Off
Over 200 people have descended on the Stonewall Resort to jump feet-first into planning for New Economy growth in West Virginia. Frankly, we’re pretty surprised at the turnout…running out of attendee kits is a good problem to have compared to the opposite. createwv.typepad.com After an opening reception that featured the No Pants Players, the African…
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Palestinian Delegation meets with Vision Shared in Wheeling
Something fairly novel and very interesting happened yesterday. The State Department arranged a 16-day tour for a group of five Palestinian journalists. They got to see cities like Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Chicago, Gettysburg…and Wheeling, WV! At each city, the journalists met with a specific group (for example Visit Pittsburgh) to learn more about the goings…