eight years is truly amazing . No other dental office in the nation has had four women selected for this honor .”
Hino Motors to Expand , Create 250 New Jobs
Governor Jim Justice and Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher have announced that Hino Motors Manufacturing U . S . A . will expand its truck manufacturing and assembly operations in West Virginia . The company will relocate its operations from its current site in Williamstown to the former Coldwater Creek facility in Mineral Wells .
The new operation represents a total investment of approximately $ 100 million . The expansion will create an estimated 250 new jobs by early 2020 . The plant in Williamstown currently employs 295 workers .
Mon Health Heart Physicians Implant World ’ s Smallest , Leadless Pacemaker
Physicians with the Mon Health Heart and Vascular Center became the first in North Central West Virginia to implant the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System , the world ’ s smallest pacemaker .
About the size of a vitamin capsule , the pacemaker is a tenth of the size of a traditional pacemaker and doesn ’ t involve multiple lead wires to deliver a jolt of energy to the heart . Rather , it can be implanted right into the heart with a catheter . The leadless pacemaker is ideal for patients with atrial fibrillation and bradycardia , or slow heart rate , who require single-chamber ventricular pacing .
WV OMEGA Appoints Nelson as President
The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association ( OMEGA ) has appointed Traci Nelson president of the organization .
“ Given her more than 20 years of experience working with OMEGA and its membership , there is no one more qualified to lead the organization than Traci ,” says OMEGA Chairman Joe DeFazio . “ She knows our issues and understands trade association management and for those reasons was a unanimous choice to lead us into the future .”
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce Names Alford President
The board of directors of the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of Ashley Alford as president of the organization .
“ The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce , its board of directors and the Putnam County business community at large have secured a definite win that will have a positive impact on our community for years to come ,” says Glenn Yeager , chairman of the chamber ’ s board of directors . “ Ashley possesses the right combination of professionalism , dedication and new forwardthinking ideas to lead our organization into an exciting future .”
The Greenbrier Clinic Announces Partnership with WVU Medicine
The Greenbrier has announced a new partnership between The Greenbrier Clinic and WVU Medicine that will bring many of the brightest medical minds and top technology in West Virginia together .
Congratulations ,
Rachel ,
on being chosen for the
Young Guns Class of 2018 !
You have always made us , as parents , so very proud of you .
Love always .
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