United Bankshares, Inc. (UBSI), the parent company of United Bank, and Piedmont Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of The Piedmont Bank, today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which United will acquire Piedmont. This merger will bring together two high-performing banking companies and strengthen United’s position in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast ..read more

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reviewed and approved three new certificate programs to be offered at Concord University beginning this fall, including Child Welfare (undergraduate level), Human Resource Management (graduate level) and Geographic Information Systems (undergraduate level). Students who earn the Child Welfare Certificate will be competent in the use and application of social ..read more

Coldwell Banker Premier is excited to announce its Paws for a Cause donation drive in honor of National Pet Month in May. The company is proud to spearhead this initiative supporting local animal shelters and SPCAs across the five Mid-Atlantic states where its real estate offices are located: West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania ..read more

Hope Gas today announces an agreement to purchase Consumers Gas Utility Company in West Virginia. This transaction is subject to review and approval by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. This agreement marks the sixth acquisition transaction by Hope Gas in West Virginia in just over one year. The company has previously acquired Equitrans ..read more

Community entrepreneurs and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) students presented their business ideas before an expert panel of judges and a live audience at the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition on the WVU Tech campus. The judges and attendees selected the winners, who received strategic feedback and prize money to ..read more

The trailer for “O PIONEER,” the latest feature documentary from filmmaking team Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque, won a Webby Award from the jury for Best Video – Trailer. The 28th Annual Webby Awards, hailed as the internet’s highest honor by The New York Times, are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and ..read more

You’ve heard of farm-to-table but what about farm-to-farm? This spring, two Wayne County family-owned and -operated businesses will join forces as Twelvepole Trading Post opens new locations at Heritage Farm. Twelvepole Trading opened its first brick and mortar location in Wayne in 2020. Since then, guests have enjoyed its famous pepperoni rolls, Almost Heaven cookies ..read more

Boone Memorial Health (BMH) is excited to announce its BMH60 Benefit Gala raised over $220,000 – the largest amount for a single fundraiser in BMH history – to support the BMH Foundation for Community Health. Over 300 supporters joined on Saturday, April 27, at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center to commemorate BMH’s 60 years ..read more

Aim Transportation Solutions, a family-owned and -operated leading provider of commercial fleet services, is inviting truck drivers, local businesses, members of the press and community leaders to a grand opening and job fair community event at 403 Buckeye Street, Parkersburg, on May 16 from noon to 6 p.m. Truck drivers with a CDL-A are highly ..read more

The Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau is recruiting volunteers to assist with the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships May 12-19. The Vandalia Wealth Volunteer Program trains volunteers as course marshals who are essential for crowd monitoring along race routes and helping ensure the safety of cyclists and spectators. Course marshals also act as ambassadors ..read more