By DEREK REDD WHEELING — Valerie Piko sees a bright future for economic development in Wheeling. That vision is pretty clear, seeing that she has a front-row seat. Piko serves as program development manager at Regional Economic Development Partnership. She oversees the process of both ...
By ERIC AYRES WHEELING — The inherent challenges seemed to be part of the appeal for Wheeling native Kelsey Marie Chacalos when she decided to pursue a career in chemical engineering. Not every college student can eagerly tackle advanced concepts in chemistry, physics and other complex ...
By KAILEY CARPINO ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Kathy West, manager of Sew Biz custom embroidery shop, believes it’s important to start at the bottom and work your way up in any business. West said she would advise young women looking to start a career in business to “learn from the ground ...
By Emma Delk NEWELL — Elizabeth “Liz” McIlvain is keeping business in the family as the first female CEO and president of the Fiesta Tableware Co. after four generations of male leadership. McIlvain’s roots with the company stretch back to the late 1890s, when her great-grandfather ...
By SHELLEY HANSON WHEELING — For 21 years, Juliette Hill, chief of the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Approval and Certification Center, has worked to keep miners safe. “Our center’s work is focused in two main areas. The first is evaluating for approval mining equipment ...
By SHELLEY HANSON PADEN CITY — For the past 40 years Beri Fox has served as president and CEO of the family business — Marble King in Paden City. While some people may think of marbles as just a toy, over the decades Fox has marketed the colorful glass balls for a variety of industrial ...
By EMMA DELK TRIADELPHIA — Natalie Marsh wants to evolve in the manufacturing and technology field in the same way she sees the industry evolving. The fact that the engineering profession is constantly changing is what the tooling design engineer at Touchstone Advanced Composites finds ...
