Center for Business and Economic Research at Marshall University

11/14/2024

CBER is currently conducting a Needs Assessment on behalf of the WV Bureau of Senior Services. If you reside in WV and are a senior (60+), the caregiver of a senior, or currently work with seniors, please consider taking our survey using the link(s) below. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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10/03/2024

The Marco Games!!!

10/27/2023

10/09/2023

Keep an eye out for construction for underground broadband fiber backbone connecting the Village of Barboursville to the heart of downtown Huntington, WV. Construction will start near Tanyard Station on Route 60.

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09/26/2022

Marshall to team up with Coalfield Development to host Appalachian Social Enterprise Summit

Join the area's largest gathering of social entrepreneurs this year!

October 3rd and 4th

Students get free admission to the summit with the promo code “student2022.” Registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 27. For more information and to register, visit www.coalfield-development.org/appalachian-social-enterprise-summit/.

01/17/2020

WVBDB promotes STEM education and career exploration by providing middle school and high school students with a hands-on introduction to civil engineering.

09/09/2019

A community meeting on the proposed Beech Fork Lodge will take place this Thursday, September 12 at the Lavalette Elementary School cafeteria from 6 pm to 7 pm

Sept. 12, 2019, at Lavalette Elementary School LAVALETTE. W.Va. — A community meeting to obtain public comments concerning a feasibility assessment for a proposed 75-room lodge and conference center near the Beech Fork Dam and Recreation Area near Huntington is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12, 20...

08/30/2019

According to CBS News, Huntington is the #3 U.S. city with the highest salary after adjusting for living costs 👏

Once the cost of living is factored in, workers can get a bigger bang for their buck in smaller metro areas

07/22/2019

Are you (or someone you know) looking a tech job in Huntington, WV? If you have a four-year degree, please e-mail your resume to Heather DeViese at [email protected]

07/11/2019

"After several years of planning, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources unveiled blueprints Wednesday for a new boat launch platform, dock and bathrooms. There will also be improvements to the nearby Adams Landing Marina and the addition of a fueling station."

HUNTINGTON - Officials are hoping a "major rehabilitation" of the boat launch and park along the Guyandotte River will spark a renewed enthusiasm for recreation there, including kayaking, jet skiing

06/12/2019

“The citizens deserve this,” said state Sen. Robert Plymale, D-Wayne. “This is one that I hear about all the time. ... This is a time where we have the chance to do it, and we have control of this, because if we come up with the right scenario for a public-private partnership, it’s a slam dunk.”

Thank you to those of you who joined us last night! If you would like to be notified of the next two meetings, please message us your email address.

LAVALETTE — Wayne County officials are working at the state and local levels to revitalize an economic development opportunity that has been talked about and in the works since the