Article: W.Va. high school graduation rate inches up, national study shows

Article: More state students get high school diplomas: ; West Virginia ranked No. 28 nationally for percentage graduating
Charleston Daily Mail;  June 5, 2008 ;     324 words ...West Virginia's high school graduation...8 percent of all West Virginia students in the...7 percent of all West Virginia students graduated...nationally. "Even though West Virginia exceeds the national...Education Week, ranks graduation rates for all ...

Article: WEST VIRGINIA STUDENTS OUTPERFORMING COUNTERPARTS ACROSS NATION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 4, 2008 ;     615 words ...The West Virginia Department...release: West Virginia students...students in West Virginia received...indicates that West Virginia is one of...high school graduation rates. Diplomas...literacy. West Virginia has adopted...estimated ...

Article: Could West Virginia go for Obama?: ; Some pollsters see movement; others see solid red
Charleston Daily Mail;  October 17, 2008 ;     451 words ...WEST Virginia appears to have gone from "no way...showing no sign of any interest in West Virginia. Polling showed McCain with a comfortable...every major polling organization had West Virginia either "solid" or "leaning" McCain...

Article: West Virginia 18th-smartest state, report says
Charleston Gazette;  October 1, 2002 ;     305 words ...dawn@wvgazette.com West Virginia ranks as the 18th-smartest...per pupil, high school graduation rates and reading and math proficiency...9.81 and Maine, 9.65. West Virginia scored 3.53. "We do do...scored the worst, -25.92. West Virginia ranked first in percentage...State ...

Article: Number of West Virginia-based companies on Top 100 list decreasing
The State Journal;  October 7, 2002 ;     583 words ...Take away hospitals, and West Virginia-based businesses don't take up...decreasing. In 1996, the year the West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs...counting hospitals, were based in West Virginia. The state's manufacturing sector...

Article: College of West Virginia signs affiliation agreement with WVU
The State Journal;  May 31, 1999 ;     549 words ...BECKLEY -- The College of West Virginia, a private college in Beckley, and West Virginia University (WVU) celebrated an affiliation...will bring higher education in Southern West Virginia to a new level. Under the agreement signed...

Article: West Virginia Equipment, Technology and Design Expo returns for 29th year March 19-20: ; This year's exposition will include more than 50 seminars
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  February 24, 2008 ;     666 words ...The 29th annual West Virginia Equipment, Technology and Design...exposition is sponsored by the West Virginia chapter of the American Institute...the Contractors Association of West Virginia, the West Virginia Society of...

Article: Fewer than half of students graduate: ; West Virginia fares poorly among states in Southern Regional; Education Board
Charleston Daily Mail;  June 24, 2009 ;     670 words ......college in West Virginia fail to graduate...out of money. West Virginia's 46 percent...to improve graduation rates. He said state...improve college graduation rates and high school...training. "In West Virginia, we're not...The lower graduation rate ...

Article: New trade office will bridge gap between West Virginia, Taiwan
The State Journal;  March 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ......When James Chu was named director of West Virginia's Taiwanese Trade Office earlier this...recruiting Taiwanese businesses to invest in West Virginia, while at the same time developing...bridging the gap between Taiwan and West Virginia should not be difficult and once both...

Article: Korean ambassador looks at opportunities in West Virginia
The State Journal;  July 15, 1996 ;     606 words ...CHARLESTON--West Virginia could be the site of increased...at investment opportunities in West Virginia. Park's visit was his first trip...educate both Koreans and Americans. "West Virginia is relatively unknown to Koreans...

Article: TOURISM HAS HUGE IMPACT ON WEST VIRGINIA'S ECONOMY MOUNTAIN STATE CELEBRATES NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The West Virginia Division of Tourism issued the following...the state's economy and wellbeing, West Virginia this week celebrates National Tourism...Gov. Joe Manchin proclaimed today "West Virginia Tourism Day." Travelers to the Mountain...

Article: Wanted: 'Culture of Entrepreneurship' for West Virginia
The State Journal;  September 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Imagine a West Virginia dotted with many thousands of small, locally...That "culture of entrepreneurship" is the West Virginia imagined by the Entrepreneurship Committee of West Virginia: A Vision Shared. "I grew up in Morgantown...

Article: SIX SELECTED FOR ENSHRINEMENT INTO WEST VIRGINIA AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY HALL OF FAME
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The West Virginia Department of Agriculture issued the following...contributions to agriculture and forestry in West Virginia will be honored with enshrinement into the West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame. This year...

Article: Firms offer up business ad ideas: Proposals for contract with Development Office take some unusual tacks at promoting West Virginia
Charleston Daily Mail;  July 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ...DAILY MAIL STAFF West Virginia's Development Office is poised...dispatch a stretch Humvee to promote West Virginia while the customized vehicle parks...for positive media coverage from West Virginia "Media All-Stars" such as former...