WHEELING — The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley wants the next generation to see the needs in the community and perhaps leave some of their wealth here even if they move away from the area. Susie Nelson, executive director for the foundation, noted she spends a lot of time talking ...
WHEELING — Financial responsibility is something many college students end up learning the hard way, but the stress of being constantly broke can be detrimental to someone who should be focused on classwork instead of debt. At West Virginia Northern Community College, Student Success Coach ...
WHEELING — Main Street Bank President and CEO James “Jay” VanSickle sees technology as a major factor propelling the financial services industry forward in the same way technology has evolved banking practices over the more than 20 years he has been in the field. VanSickle is responsible ...
GLEN DALE — As robotic surgery opportunities expand at WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Robotic General Surgeon Dr. Rami Abraham is excited to introduce the technology to more staff and patients. Abraham came to work at Reynolds in March 2024 as the hospital was starting a robotics ...
WHEELING — Fort Henry Capital is a Wheeling-based financial planning and management firm that helps people in the Ohio Valley and beyond plan for the financial future they want. Russell Dunkin, one of the founders and a financial adviser with Fort Henry, said he’s seen more remote client ...
Lifelong Ohio Valley resident and Executive Director of Project BEST Nathan Butts said he is seeing a change happening in how the trades are perceived. Butts has been in his position at Project BEST, a local construction labor management organization in Wheeling, for just under a year, but ...
NEW MARTINSVILLE — As construction continues to create a Thirumalai Chemicals Limited Specialties plant in New Martinsville, Lacy Drury, an administrative TCL employee, sees the new location as a development opportunity for the Ohio Valley and beyond. TCL is an Indian company that creates ...
WHEELING — Mapping out an exciting new future for clients is the name of the game for McKinley Architecture & Engineering, and the ability to adapt to changing trends in the industry isn’t just a strategy for success, it’s part of the plan — by design. Sean Doyle, chief operating ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville Finance Director Annette Nichols is tasked with ensuring the city of St. Clairsville is financially stable. Nichols has roughly 30 years of experience working in finance and is responsible for creating the city’s budget. She works to create a temporary ...
TRIADELPHIA — When times change, businesses must change with the times in order to stay current — and that fact couldn’t be more true in the tech industry and for companies like TSG. With its beginnings reaching back to 1985, the local company has truly evolved in many different ways ...
BELLAIRE — Mike Taylor is the vice president of lending at Belmont Savings Bank, a community bank headquartered in Bellaire that solely serves the Ohio Valley area. In his role leading the bank’s Business Relationship Management and Operations, Taylor wears many hats. He is the first ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — February is the time when property owners must pay the first half of their annual real estate taxes in Ohio, and that leads them to the county auditor’s office. Other than collecting those taxes, though, what does a county auditor do? Belmont County Auditor Cindi Henry ...
MARTINS FERRY — A staple business in Belmont County, Jacob and Sons Quality Meats is forever evolving to ensure a future of serving the community with high-grade meats and cheeses. Opened by Mike Jacobs in 1979, Jacob and Sons aims to be more than just your standard meat packing company. ...
Despite technological advancements transforming the financial industry, McKinley Carter Wealth Services Regional Manager and Financial Strategist Teresa Dolan Michaels believes the relationship between a financial strategist and a client will always remain at the center of the ...
