Category: Articles
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Dinosaur Burps
Concert – Monday, October 27, 2014 8:15 PM – 10:00 PM, Morris Building, 102 Lewis Street The author of Oddney Strangerfield (Lungbutter) gets down with the duo, rapping DubVee style. Living proof that diversity rules in Generation Next, and a glimpse of how the language is changing with the beat. Find your perfect registration…
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Call for 2014 Placemaker Award Nominations
WVGreenWorks and The Building Conference organizers are pleased to announce the 2014 Placemaker Awards event, a celebration of high performance buildings, communities and people. Residential, commercial, and community projects in West Virginia, along with their project owners, designers, and technical teams will be recognized for outstanding achievement in design, construction, public works, and advocacy…
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Diggin’ the Fit and Tasty Vibe
So, what do Jermaine Dupri, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Rebecca Kimmons have in common? They all have eaten at Karyn’s vegan restaurants in Chicago. And Rebecca is the reason Karyn is heading to Glenville to host a free public lecture on Sunday afternoon from 2 – 4 PM titled, “The Raw Truth: How a…
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A State of Transition
Like other states, over the past decade West Virginia began a challenging transition from an economic development model based on raw materials, natural resources, and physical labor to a new economy where “wealth, value, productivity and profit are coming more from our heads as opposed to our arms, backs, and legs.” Where once man-hours and…
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The DigiSo Makerspace
An ordinary basement provides the foundation for a new creative movement. It all started when business consultant Rob Godbey arranged for Dale Daugherty to come to the 2008 Create West Virginia Conference, held in its second year at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. Daugherty, CEO of Maker Media which publishes Make magazine, and the guy who coined…
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Meet the Folks From Omar
According to US Census statistics, West Virginia is the least diverse of all the states in the union, at least as far as racial percentages are concerned. Unless they are obviously of African or Asian descent, West Virginians who have been here for a long time tend to forget that the parents and grandparents of…
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Everything You Need to Know About Create WV 2012!
Create WV is the entrepreneurship and innovation conference for West Virginia communities, schools and business. It’s about building West Virginia’s “innovation economy” for a brighter future with more opportunities and improved quality of life for everyone! Register here Register here Keynote Speakers and Guests · Friday 10/26 Breakfast Keynote – Mary Mazzio, Entrepreneur, Olympian, Filmmaker, CEO…
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Spend an AMAZING Saturday with Create WV!
Hey, we know Fall is a busy season, especially October. But what if you could invest a few hours to really spark your own creativity or change the course of your community, non-profit or business? For the first time, the Create WV Conference offers a special Saturday lineup of amazing speakers, resources, mentoring and entertainment!…
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Got an Idea? Pitch it at Create WV 2012!
Do you have an idea that deserves attention? Enter the Create WV Pitch Your Idea Contest and you could win up to $2,500 to launch your business, community or school idea! NOTE: It has been requested that we extend the deadline one final time to Friday October 12. We will accept your submissions until 5pm…
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Start Something Story: Jaboy Photography
Our next “Start Something” story comes from a well-known photographer around the Charleston area, Aaron Fryson of Jaboy Photography. He became a lover of photography simply because he saw a need that needed to be filled within the community! He took the time to share his story with the Create WV team: What cool idea…