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Healthy Habits, Healthy Hearts

HVI-Health is Where the Heart Is-10'6x22'9 (1) February is American Heart Month, a designated time to advocate for cardiovascular health and raise awareness about heart disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 33 seconds from heart disease, making heart disease the leading cause of death for both men and women of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Although the data appears disheartening, there are simple lifestyle changes that can be incorporated into your daily routine that can lower your risk factors. Dr. Mike ...

Juliette Hill: Listening An Important Part Of Any Job

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 and ...

Valerie Piko Helping Build The Valley’s Economic Development Future

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 ...

Kelsey Chacalos Sees Formula To Turn Challenges Into Opportunities

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 ...

Sew Biz Manager Kathy West Believes In Starting From The Ground Up

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 ...

Elizabeth McIlvain Carrying On Family’s Manufacturing Legacy

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 ...