Loretta Young named executive director of Concord College Foundation
Loretta A. Young is appointed executive director of the Concord College Foundation, serving since 1999 in Annual Funds plus 24 years in fundraising. Bruce Sparks praises her pivotal role in future success as the foundation's endowment remains the largest among West Virginia public colleges. The foundation, started in 1987, supports students and faculty. In Princeton WV, WVU Tech SBDC offers a Sept 19 business planning workshop from 10 am to 1 pm at Mercer County WORK4WYV building. $20 per person, preregistration required, (800) 766-4556. Staff available by appointment for free follow-up consultations.
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Concord College Foundation
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Loretta
CCF
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West Virginia Wesleyan College
University of North Carolina
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Finance 240 Money and Banking at Wytheville CC
Wytheville Community College and the Work Force Development Center offer Finance 240 Money and Banking on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8 40 at the main campus from Sept 16 to Dec 9. The course targets banking employees and those pursuing a banking career and is required for the General Banking Career Studies Certificate Program. For information and registration call (276) 223 4717.
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Wytheville Community College
Workforce Development Center
Gas prices surge nationwide as crude costs spike
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports a 12 cent per gallon weekly rise to a record high for regular gasoline, driven by crude oil at $32 a barrel and supply disruptions. RAND and government analyses warn of volatile prices ahead, despite AAA forecasts of a September drop as school resumes.
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American Automobile Association
Secretary of Energy
AAA
Tobacco buyout plan gains House support from tobacco states
House leaders from tobacco states back a unified approach to end the federal price support program. The plan would pay farmers about 15 billion dollars to relinquish quotas, clearing the way for a government funded buyout. Supporters cite farm-state cohesion and potential cross-state backing.
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R-Ky
Capitol Hill
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North Carolina
Mike Mclintyre
Bob Etheridge
Virginia
Virgil Goode
Congress
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Philip Morris USA
AEP CEO cites West Virginia troubles in Congress testimony
American Electric Power chief E Linn Draper Jr told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that regulatory reform is needed to strengthen the U.S. electrical grid. He noted AEP’s system held together near the blackout edge and highlighted vast growth in wholesale transactions from 25 000 to 2 million, urging faster grid investment despite regulatory hurdles. He cited a 13 year, 50 million 765 kV line approval in West Virginia and Virginia as an example of delays.
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American Electric Power
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U.S
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