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Biafore: Expertise ‘outside the four walls’
For 50 years, Biafore Landscape Development LLC has provided its expertise for “anything outside the four walls.”
As kids, Richard and Daniel Biafore would often help out their father, who was a miner, with gardening and landscaping when he was out of work. The brothers went on to form Biafore’s Landscaping in Fairmont in 1962. -
Dynamic Physical Therapy’s treatment brings results
With the help of a new and effective treatment technique, patients of Dynamic Physical Therapy are seeing results and finding relief.
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Sustainability focus at Building Conference & Expo 2013
The Building Conference & Expo 2013 is striving to show people all the reasons why they should choose sustainable building.
The conference will get started at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and will run through noon Saturday, with all the activities taking place at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown. -
West Virginia utility bills, on average, lower during 2012
State consumers, on average, saved money on their utility bills during 2012, according to a study by the Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
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Tradition continues at Mountaineer Florist & Gifts
Mountaineer Florist & Gifts is continuing the tradition of family and quality service that was started 66 years ago.
George and Carol DelRosso recently sold their Mannington business, Snider’s Florist & Gifts, to Jennifer and Doug Toothman. -
Nautilus Connection raises bar for fitness, wellness
Nautilus Connection in Fairmont has “raised the bar in Marion County for fitness and wellness,” said owner Steve Dodd.
The facility, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, has been redesigned and now features brand new equipment. -
State Business Court Division getting positive reception
In its first few months of operation, West Virginia’s new Business Court Division is getting a positive reception from the business community.
On Sept. 11, 2012, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia passed an addition to Trial Court Rule 29 by a 5-0 vote, which established a Business Court Division in the state. -
Intensity building
The 10 finalists in the 2012-2013 contest were announced in the first week of December following round two of the competition, which was held Nov. 13 at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont’s I-79 Technology Park. The statewide contest, in its seventh year, is hosted and funded by the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.
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State to experience slow drop in unemployment in 2013
WorkForce West Virginia anticipates that the state will experience a slow drop in unemployment in the new year.
The Labor Market Information unit of WorkForce West Virginia’s Research, Information and Analysis Division recently published labor force estimates for the state for November 2012. -
Marion CVB launches new mobile app
The Convention & Visitors Bureau of Marion County’s new mobile application is showing tourists and area residents what makes the county special.
The “Marion County CVB” app was launched Dec. 5 at Heston Farm Winery in conjunction with the retirement party for longtime executive director Marianne Moran, said new interim director Leisha Elliott. - More Business Headlines
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Biafore: Expertise ‘outside the four walls’



