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Canada: Steppingstone to a wider world of exporting
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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Tasty Blend Foods expansion grand opening in Putnam County June 14
Food manufacturer’s $3 million expansion creates 20 new jobs, adds new product production line FRAZIERS BOTTOM, W.Va. – Tasty Blend Foods celebrated the completion of its expansion facility in Putnam County June 14 with a private reception. Construction began October 2018. The facility is expected to be fully operational by July 2019. Tasty Blend Foods…
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Rising food maker expands product line, plant size and workforce
What foods mean home for you? For many from the South, it’s food like biscuits. Gravy. Cornbread. Tasty Blend Foods produces dry mixes and bakery goods that combine old fashioned homemade flavors with modern packet convenience. For more than 30 years, the company has whipped up Teays Valley brand foods from pancake mix to chicken…
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West Virginia Division of Economic Development Helping Costume Maker Improve Export Strategy
Dale Morton, owner of Dale Morton Studio Mascot Costumes, has been a small business owner for nearly 20 years whose self-made success has allowed him to reach clients all over the United States and in countries as far as Germany, England and Spain. Now, he’s looking to expand his market by working with the West…
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Reverse Job Fairs connect dozens of employers to qualified, workforce ready students
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Economic Development partnered with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) for the first-of-its-kind Reverse Job Fairs this week. Reverse Job Fairs are a spin on the traditional job fair. Instead of companies waiting for job-seekers to visit their booths, work-ready students set up the fairs to…
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