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  1. June 10, 2013
    Governor Tomblin: West Virginia honored with 2013 Silver Shovel Award

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced Area Development, a leading publication covering site selection and facility planning, has honored West Virginia with a 2013 Silver Shovel award. The award is presented in recognition of...

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  2. June 6, 2013
    Governor Tomblin honors state’s export businesses

    This year a record 52 businesses recognized CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined the West Virginia Export Council and the West Virginia Development Office, to honor a state record-setting 52 West Virginia businesses with the...

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  3. April 24, 2013
    “Giant Bear” at Coopers Rock State Forest Makes Earth Day Debut; State Animal Celebrated for Sesquicentennial Salute

    BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. – A very big Eco-Bear stands on a rock surveying Coopers Rock State Forest. He was sighted on the forest on Earth Day, April 22, 2013, and will Giant Bear 2013 - Coopers Rock click to enlarge remain in place until nature...

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  4. April 15, 2013
    Commerce names Josh Jarrell as new general counsel

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Commerce announces Joshua L. Jarrell as the Department's new deputy secretary and general counsel. He is a former associate with Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love LLP...

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  5. April 11, 2013
    Celebrate State's 150th Birthday with West Virginia Reunion Kits

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Commerce is again offering reunion kits for people coming home to the Mountain State in 2013. Perfect for reunion planners, the kits welcome people to West Virginia by providing everything needed to...

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  6. April 10, 2013
    Art Contest to Celebrate West Virginia's 150th Birthday

    Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia is OLD—older than grandma, grandpa or anyone else you know—but getting better with age. If you’re in kindergarten through 12th grade, you’re eligible to enter a statewide art contest to celebrate West Virginia’s...

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  7. April 4, 2013
    Beech Fork State Park debuts online campground reservation service in 2013

    BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. – Beech Fork State Park campground has 275 sites, and many of them may now be reserved online. The online reservation service began March 15 and has proved to be popular with campers who want to plan their vacations well in...

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