Monday, June 10 2013 10:43 AM EDT2013-06-10 14:43:29 GMT
Dustin Rutledge
Two men from Tornado were arrested in Saint Albans just after noon Saturday for trying to cash a stolen check at the B B & T bank's drive-thru.St. Albans Police say the pair drove up to the drive-thru
Two men are in jail for trying to cash one a check belonging to one of the men's grandmother.
Thursday, June 6 2013 12:56 PM EDT2013-06-06 16:56:42 GMT
The northbound lane of I-77 near the Mahan area of Fayette County is shut down due to a tractor trailer accident. The accident is within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Both northbound lanes of I-77 were shut down near the Mahan area of Fayette County after a tractor trailer flipped. The accident was within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Monday, June 17 2013 10:32 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:32:21 GMT
Champion Industries Inc. on June 14 announced a reduced second quarter 2013 net loss from continuing operations of $700,000, compared to a$21.0 million for the quarter last year.
HUNTINGTON, WV — Champion Industries Inc. on June 14 announced a reduced second quarter 2013 net loss from continuing operations of $700,000, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $21.0 million for the quarter that ended April 30, 2012.
Monday, June 17 2013 8:04 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:04:51 GMT
Worth an estimated $1.7 billion, Jim Justice is a prominent member of Lewisburg, but his coal operations are struggling as business owners have filed at least nine lawsuits since late 2011.
Worth an estimated $1.7 billion, Jim Justice is a prominent member of Lewisburg, but his coal operations are struggling as business owners have filed at least nine lawsuits since late 2011.
Sunday, June 16 2013 12:15 PM EDT2013-06-16 16:15:02 GMT
As part of Small Business Week, the SBA will host a series of Google+ Hangouts to show small business leaders the importance of social media.
As part of Small Business Week, the SBA will host a series of Google+ Hangouts to show small business leaders the importance of social media.
John Allison, president and CEO of the Cato Institute and the former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corp., will appear in the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series on Feb. 28 at West Virginia University.
During Allison's tenure, BB&T Corp. became the 10th largest financial services holding company headquartered in the United States. Allison will speak on Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. in the WVU Mountainlair Ballrooms.
"It's great for our University community to have access to someone who was as iconic as Mr. Allison in the banking arena," said Jose "Zito" Sartarelli, Milan Puskar dean.
"The growth BB&T experienced under his leadership is remarkable, and is a real tribute to his knowledge and understanding of the banking industry," Sartarelli said. "In his leadership of the Cato Institute, Mr. Allison heads one of the most renowned public policy research organizations in the world."
During his tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets.
Allison was recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 most successful CEOs in the world over the past decade. He has received the Corning Award for Distinguished Leadership, been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Banker.
He is a former Distinguished Professor of Practice at Wake Forest University School of Business and serves on the Board of Visitors at the business schools at Wake Forest, Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Allison is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the UNC-Chapel Hill. He received his master's degree in management from Duke University and also is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
For more information on this event or the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series, visit be.wvu.edu.
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