Tag: Technology
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West Virginia Says YES to Entrepreneurs
Last night in Morgantown, Martinsburg, Charleston and Fayetteville, dozens of young entrepreneurs gathered to launch the YES Network (Young Entrepreneurs Support). It was an energizing and inspirational milestone for the Vision Shared Entrepreneurship team – congratulations! It is YES Network’s goal to: provide active, consistent programming that spurs the development of peer to peer and…
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Talent or Taxes? Where Should We Become Leaders?
If you were the Governor, or a leader in the Legislature, where would you place your bet for future economic development in West Virginia? Would you prioritize the development and recruitment of talented, highly-educated workers, researchers and teachers to build up our state’s brainpower, or take a much more aggressive whack at eliminating what are…
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Elkins: A Creative Mountain Community
After spending a couple of days in Elkins, it is easy to grasp the creative potential of one of West Virginia’s larger small towns. With its Vision 2010 plan, it has developed an impressive roadmap for the future. Sitting in the heart of West Virginia’s mountain highlands, natural beauty is a given. License plates from…
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Research, Innovation, Commercialization…Growth
The innovation economy continues to pop up its head in West Virginia. While still not quite up to the growth rate found in other states, West Virginia’s technology, biomedical and related R&D-driven industries are beginning to share the impact they are having on our prosperity. The most recent update was from WVU, supported by the…
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Cafe Cimino Brings Quality to Sutton’s Place
If you asked a business consultant for an ideal location to place a high-end, nationally recognized restaurant and country inn, Sutton, WV, in Braxton County, may not show up on the list…or at least not near the top. createwv.typepad.com However, Tim and Melody Urbanic, the entrepreneurs who started Cafcreatewv.typepad.come Cimino nine years ago, turned their…
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Rural Broadband Education Workshops
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct four educational workshops focused on rural broadband during 2008. The workshops will provide an opportunity for communities and organizations in rural America seeking to bring the benefits of broadband to their communities to learn about the resources, programs, and policies of…
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Government’s Role in the New Economy
Whatever your opinion of government, whether you fall into the pure free-markets, “less is more” camp or the hands-on government camp, there should be one thing we all agree on: government has quite an influence on our state. With up to 52% of our state economy somehow connected to government spending (yes, the highest in…
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“Teach to Test” – not in the 21st Century.
State School Superintendent Steve Paine’s recognition that “we’ve relied too heavily on standardized tests to improve student performance” and that standardized tests like WESTEST are “not good as a tool to improve individual student achievement” (Daily Mail, Jan.2) is a welcome start to making education relevant again for students. Emphasizing fine arts, wellness, global awareness,…
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WV State U Extension Site is Fabulous!
Just ran across a new site today after seeing a comment on Bill Gardners’s Oncee@Blogger blog. By the way, if you’re into blogging and facebook and in the Charleston area, you ought to check out the Charleston Area Bloggers facebook group. So in response to the post Bill wrote about Sarah Winn’s Gazette article on…
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State of the Creative State
Charleston was abuzz this week as legislators opened their 2008 session and Governor Manchin delivered his State of the State address. As with most political speeches, there were things to be excited about and things that left you wishing for more. Here are a few things we’re excited about from a Creative Communities/New Economy perspective:…