The balance of West Virginia’s population has been drifting northward since the 1950s. Political power seems to be moving now, too. Should our southern counties be worried? When Harrison County Delegate Tim Miley took oath in June 2013 as speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, a remarkable thing went relatively unnoticed. For the first time in 100 years,…
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A local attorney gives back where it counts. In the small city of Hinton along the New River, life is peaceful. Neighbors wave hello, and business owners are happy to lend a helping hand. Attorney David Ziegler made the quiet Summers County community home in the 1970s. For more than 40 years, David has been a local leader. In late…
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The White House budget director and West Virginia native navigates the murky waters of finance and the future. She’s solved perhaps the most serious crisis facing our country since the Great Depression—the government shutdown of 2013. “The government shutdown was avoidable and it is clear why this type of self-inflicted wound should not occur again,” says Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Hinton…
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Not everyone can say they are one of the most recognized business leaders in the world. But are you really that surprised that a Mountaineer has earned such a distinction? John Chambers may come from relatively humble beginnings, having grown up in Charleston and earned degrees from the West Virginia University (WVU) College of Business and Economics and the WVU…
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The woman at the helm of a bedding industry empire shares her path to success. Kim Brown Knopf, president and CEO of Innovative Mattress Solutions, admits she doesn’t always get a great night’s sleep. Some mornings she’s up at four or five a.m. on her iPhone or iPad checking the latest industry news or answering emails. It might seem ironic…
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