Author: Justin Ferrell


  • Ntiva connects with WVU-P to create a tech talent pipeline

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    Living in a cool place. Getting an education. Starting a high-tech career. Ntiva brings it all together in the Ntiva Service Desk Academy at West Virginia University Parkersburg. Ntiva, a managed IT and cloud service company, is partnering with WVU-Parkersburg to create a technology talent pipeline by offering students education, an internship and a career

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  • 3 tips for growing your business with international trade missions

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    Practical advice from an entrepreneur who’s been round the world and back. World trade relies on making good deals, and trade missions are a big part of that process. For many businesses, access into foreign markets is a hurdle, but participating in a state or federal trade mission will give you plenty of opportunities to

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  • Cyclops Industries celebrates 60th anniversary

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cyclops Industries marked 60 years in business with a Diamond Anniversary celebration. The event was held Wednesday, June 19, at the company’s manufacturing facility in South Charleston. When engineer Gene LeRoy founded Cyclops in 1959, he had a vision of producing sight safety glass that would not blow out if broken

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  • Manufacturer finds expanding export opportunity in Canada

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    As fate would have it, a connection made on the Internet was all Tim Warden needed to realize that there was a market for his company’s dust extraction equipment around the world. Warden is President of Englo, Inc, a Beckley-based manufacturer of dust extraction equipment for coal, wood and other industrial applications. The opportunity to

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  • Canada: Steppingstone to a wider world of exporting

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    More customers. What small business wouldn’t want that? A proven method to expand the pool of potential customers is through exporting. After all, 96% of the world’s consumers are outside the United States. Advantages of exporting to Canada For many small businesses, the logical first step into exporting is Canada. Canada’s official languages are English

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