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A weather disturbance lifts out this evening, so any shower or storm activity should end after dark. Lows tonight will fall into the lower 60s, some patchy fog can be expected. Tuesday, warm and humid
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The staff at Adaland Mansion was out preparing the grounds for the first of a series of dinners featuring area chefs mostly using food raised in Barbour County.
The staff at Adaland Mansion was out preparing the grounds for the first of a series of dinners featuring area chefs mostly using food raised in Barbour County.
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Family financial specialist Ron Hatfield warns against racking up debt. He says graduates should pay down school debts, then focus on building a savings account.
Family financial specialist Ron Hatfield warns against racking up debt. He says graduates should pay down school debts, then focus on building a savings account to cover six to nine months of living expenses.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:04 AM EDT2013-05-19 11:04:14 GMT
DAVIS, WV – Although it will be some time before the vegetative area at Blackwater Falls State Park's iconic falls has regenerated completely, the boardwalk has reopened just before Memorial Day Weekend. The
Although it will be some time before the vegetative area at Blackwater Falls State Park's iconic falls has regenerated completely, the boardwalk has reopened just before Memorial Day Weekend.
Saturday, May 18 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:10:05 GMT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Division of Natural Resources says a record rainbow trout was caught in Berkeley County. DNR director Frank Jezioro says the trout was caught by Tony Corbin of Gerrardstown
The Division of Natural Resources says a record rainbow trout was caught in Berkeley County.
John Allison, president and CEO of the Cato Institute and the former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corp., will appear in the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series on Feb. 28 at West Virginia University.
During Allison's tenure, BB&T Corp. became the 10th largest financial services holding company headquartered in the United States. Allison will speak on Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. in the WVU Mountainlair Ballrooms.
"It's great for our University community to have access to someone who was as iconic as Mr. Allison in the banking arena," said Jose "Zito" Sartarelli, Milan Puskar dean.
"The growth BB&T experienced under his leadership is remarkable, and is a real tribute to his knowledge and understanding of the banking industry," Sartarelli said. "In his leadership of the Cato Institute, Mr. Allison heads one of the most renowned public policy research organizations in the world."
During his tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets.
Allison was recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 most successful CEOs in the world over the past decade. He has received the Corning Award for Distinguished Leadership, been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Banker.
He is a former Distinguished Professor of Practice at Wake Forest University School of Business and serves on the Board of Visitors at the business schools at Wake Forest, Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Allison is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the UNC-Chapel Hill. He received his master's degree in management from Duke University and also is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
For more information on this event or the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series, visit be.wvu.edu.
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