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Virtual Setup Helps Industrial Bolting Adapt to Economic Changes
It’s 6:30 a.m. on a typical Tuesday in November and the Industrial Bolting headquarters on Tyler Mountain in Charleston, West Virginia is already buzzing. Sales Manager Chris Dosier pokes his head into the office of owner, Mike McCown. “India needs to talk with us and it’s urgent.” The new distributor has technical questions about their […]
Continue readingApprenticeships – Brewing Up A New Talent Pipeline to the Second Fastest Growing Manufacturing Industry in WV, the Craft Beer Industry
In 2010, there were fewer than five craft beer breweries in West Virginia. But by 2019, that number had exploded to 28 craft breweries – not counting cideries, wineries or distilleries – with a collective economic impact of $289 million in the Mountain State, according to the American Brewers Association. Together, the beverage industry is […]
Continue readingVirtual Trade Show Best Practices: 5 Tips To Help You Make Better Connections
Virtual trade shows are helping exhibitors connect with potential customers at a time when in-person meetings and travel have been reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the lack of true face-to-face interactions, no doubt, creates some challenges. To help you prepare for a virtual trade show, we’re providing a few tips prepared by our colleague Meghan Smith, who works on the Business and Industrial Development Marketing Team and recently participated in an aerospace virtual […]
Continue readingTorsionX tools get a STEP up with international business
West Virginia Development Office marks 10th anniversary of STEP grant program TorsionX tools are manufactured in West Virginia and increasingly sold around the world. STEP into bigger market potential One component in TorsionX’s marketing toolbox is the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The STEP program launched 10 years ago to help small businesses overcome the […]
Continue readingExport trade mission and STEP grant help dock builder land half-million-dollar project in Nicaragua
SBA STEP program celebrates 10 years of helping businesses grow export sales A West Virginia company completed a half-million-dollar project in the picturesque beach town of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. Small business makes splash with export The project began when American Muscle Docks and Fabrication (AMD) joined the U.S. Commercial Service Trade Mission […]
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