1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (555+ words) PARKERSBURG -- Stillworks Distillery, located just underneath North End Tavern in Parkersburg, has earned national recognition after its Allegheny American Single Malt Whiskey received a silver medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The award marked the distillery's first time…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (540+ words) PARKERSBURG – Leadership at the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau is changing. Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the tourism bureau for the past 14 years, is retiring on Nov. 1. Autumn Henthorn, who has been with the bureau for nine years,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (216+ words) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Gov. Patrick Morrisey came to the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 90th Annual Meeting and Business Summit loaded for bear with new and updated economic development announcements representing more than $81 billion in potential investments. Morrisey was the final…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (249+ words) MARIETTA -- During Peoples Bank Theatre's 10-year anniversary open house Sunday, Settlers Bank announced it is making a $500,000 investment in the future of the theatre. According to Peoples Bank, the gift is a "transformational commitment designed to strengthen the historic venue…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (509+ words) VIENNA - Thirty-five teams competed in three divisions Saturday during Friends of Vienna's inaugural Mayor's Cup Pickleball Invitational, an event organizers said grew from the sport's popularity in the community. Judy Parrish, a member of the Friends of Vienna committee, said…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (749+ words) At the beginning of this week, I planned to write about the Appalachian Regional Commission's release of this year's Chartbook -- particularly its "Classifying Economic Distress in Appalachian Counties" section. But my focus shifted Tuesday. The newsroom went unusually quiet for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (448+ words) For generations, West Virginians have been known for their hard work, determination, and willingness to build something from the ground up. Today, those qualities are matched by an entrepreneurial ecosystem that is helping new businesses not only launch, but succeed…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Some public officials in West Virginia have understood for years that we need to expand and diversify our economy -- and that maybe the best way to do that is to start small. Efforts to help people start and sustain small…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (321+ words) There was a time not that long ago that if you had extended business in downtown Marietta, you had a convenient place to stay in the middle of Putnam Street. The Wakefield Hotel was once more than a crumbling mural,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (194+ words) ST. MARYS - A family dental practice in St. Marys is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Gerber Family Dental Practice was founded in 1946 by the late Dr. C.R. Gerber Jr. and has been continuously operated by his children and grandchildren in a tradition spanning…...