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WVSOM Drema Mace Hill takes top award at Small Communities, BIG Solutions Conference  (WV News, December 7, 2021)

Awards Given to Individuals Changing Lives  (Huntington Herald Dispatch, December  1, 2021)

WVSOM participates in Small Communities, BIG Solutions Conference  (Beckley Register-Herald, November 2, 2021)

Small Communities, BIG Solutions Conference Registration Open  (Williamson Daily News, October 27, 2021)

All-Star Lineup for Peer Recovery Retreat  (WV Daily News, September 7, 2021)

School Board Honors Student for Achievement (Martinsburg Journal, March 3, 2021)

#WVSolutions Seekers Student Leadership Award to Martinsburg Student  (Martinsburg Journal, December 28, 2020)

First West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Conference  (West Virginia MetroNews, October 19, 2020)

MU Center of Excellence for Recovery, Alliance and others create a Collegiate Partnerships for Success (Marshall University, September 10, 2020)

Alliance’s WV Collegiate Recovery Network work Save a Life Day  (West Virginia MetroNews, September 2, 2020)

Annual Small Communities, Big Solutions Conference seeks nominations for Power of Performance Awards (Huntington Herald Dispatch, August 28, 2020)

Roundtable to Focus on Businesses during Pandemic  (West Virginia MetroNews, June 23, 2020)

Education officials note silver linings in COVID-19 pandemic, opportunities moving forward (WV News, June 3, 2020)

Manchin hears from the Alliance amid Coronavirus  (WVVA, April 23, 2020)

The Alliance releases 2020 Snapshot: Southern West Virginia Small Business Leaders (My Buckhannon, February, 17, 2020)

Alliance Releases 2020 Snapshot: Southern West Virginia Small Business Leaders  (Marshall University, February 13, 2020)

NRGTA receives Power of Performance Award  (Fayette Tribune, December 21, 2019)

The Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia hires  longtime recovery advocate Susie Mullens to facilitate Recovery Network on seven college campuses (Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia (December 10, 2019)

Power of Performance Awards presented at conference (HD Media, December 8, 2019)

Local, state leaders gather to create solutions to southern West Virginia issues  (West Virginia Metro News, November 18, 2019)

Southern West Virginia-centric conference returning this month (HD Media, November 6, 2019)

Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia to set up a Collegiate Recovery Network in Southern West Virginia (Marshall University, Oct. 30, 2019)


Jerome A. Gilbert: Higher education matters, Marshall University style (Charleston Gazette-Mail, Jan. 3, 2019)


Taking advantage of what the state gives us (Beckley Register-Herald, Oct. 28, 2018)


Tourism as a transformative tool (Beckley Register-Herald, Oct. 28, 2018)


Community programs recognized for local impact (Beckley Register-Herald, Oct. 28, 2018)


Six programs honored with Power of Performance Awards at ‘Small Communities, Big Solutions Conference’ (Marshall University, Oct. 25, 2018)


Changing the attitude towards development (Beckley Register-Herald, Oct. 24, 2018)


Conference connects southern West Virginia (Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Oct. 24, 2018)


Higher ed leaders showcase economic development efforts (Beckley Register-Herald, Oct. 23, 2018)


Conference to focus on celebrating success stories in southern WV (Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Oct. 20, 2018)


Conference to focus on celebrating success stories in southern West Virginia (Marshall University, Oct. 18, 2018)


Small Communities, Big Solutions (West Virginia Executive, Sept. 18, 2018)


New beginnings and fresh opportunities (The State Journal, Aug. 27, 2018)


Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia to host national SBIR tour (Marshall University, June 7, 2018)


Economic Diversity: 8 Ideas with Momentum Inside Appalachia (West Virginia Public Broadcasting, March 2, 2018)


Alliance partners taking an active role in fighting the addiction crisis by hosting free Appalachian SBIRT training summits; First training slated for Bluefield on April 2 (Marshall University, March 28, 2018)


Higher education institutions partner with N3 to connect graduates to jobs (Marshall University, March 8, 2018)


Q&A: Higher Education Teams Up to Tackle to Economic Development in Southern W.Va. (West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Feb. 27, 2018)


Marshall intent on creating jobs for West Virginia workers (WVNews, Feb. 26, 2018)


Editorial:  Educational alliance; Partnership seeks to help deep south growth (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Jan. 11, 2018)


College group to promote job creation (Hampshire Review, Jan. 10, 2018)


Higher education presidents introduce Alliance for Economic Development (Beckley Register-Herald, Jan. 9, 2018)


Initiative could aid southern counties (Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Jan. 9, 2018)


Higher education institutions forming Alliance to revitalize southern communities (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Jan. 9, 2018)


Higher education presidents introduce economic alliance (WSAZ-TV, Jan 8, 2018)


Higher ed officials form alliance to create jobs, revitalize southern W.Va. (MetroNews, Jan. 8, 2018)


Higher education presidents unite to unveil the Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia; 10 institutions join forces to promote resources in Southern West Virginia, create jobs and revitalize the region (Marshall University, Jan. 8, 2018)


Editorial: State’s universities working to grow economy (Charleston Gazette-Mail, Sept. 6, 2017)


Higher ed plays key role in economic development (Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Sept. 2, 2017)


President Gilbert announces alliance of higher education institutions to aid economic development in southern West Virginia (Marshall University, Sept. 1. 2017)


Marshall University looks to rev up its region (MetroNews, Aug. 12, 2017)