Tagged Small Business

In a time of economic challenges and changing business environments, companies of all sizes are determining what are the best ways to invest in their communities with charitable giving, grant-making and...

For the past 10 months, I have woken up each day to the beautiful view of the state capitol directly across the Kanawha River. To be more specific, I was waking up in the freshman dorms at the University of...

Born and raised in Cleveland, Diane Linston knew she wanted to work in fashion since she was 14 years old. “It started in home economics class in junior high school,” she remembers. “In one part you...

So, let’s imagine there’s an old, abandoned shopfront in your main street. (I know, for most West Virginians this is probably not too much of a stretch.) And let’s say you and a few of your friends...

Downtown Charleston business and property owners and Charleston Police Department officers will come together for Coffee with a Cop to discuss ideas and learn more about each other at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan....

On February 11, the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts will host the Arts Business Think Tank, a convening for West Virginian artists and arts leaders, in Flatwoods, WV. Attendees will take part in a series of...

Charleston's best dining options will be greeting and seating an influx of hungry guests next week as the city's fourth annual Charleston Restaurant Weeks kicks off. Spanning January 23-28, the annual event...

Around the age of 10, my family and I moved to Woodland Drive on the West Side of Charleston. My next-door neighbor was Mike Smithers. His parents were Charlie Bob and Rosie, and they owned The Smokehouse, an...

The staffing company opened its doors in Charleston along Quarrier Street on Nov. 26, 1956, saving customers time and money with a qualified staff ready at a moment’s notice. Today Kelly Services is a...

Wild, Wonderful West Virginia has been recognized as the “Best State for Outdoor Adventure” in Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 2017 “Best of the Blue Ridge” readers’ choice awards. Misty Morning...

A massive plot printer whirs, the smell of fresh coffee wafts around the room and there is a copy of the “Great Gatsby”—multiple pages marked with post-it notes—lying near the Macintosh computer in the...

As West Virginia enters a period of rapidly increasing commercial beer brewing activity, it is worth taking a few minutes to review the state’s contemporary brewing history. When Little Switzerland...