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07/11/2021

01/12/2021

Well Deserved! West Virginian of the Year! https://www.wvgazettemail.com/freepass/gazette-mail-west-virginian-of-the-year-romelia-hodges/article_30ab9fdb-f69c-559a-9821-5ef4771e1f18.html

Romelia Hodges saw too many people sitting on their hands.

11/07/2020

We are proud of our partners and are looking forward to our future. Stay tuned...http://www.chicagotalks.org/?p=64493

When Brooke Bechtold isn’t working on the podcast, she is the mom to two boys, she’s been her neighborhood’s social director for over 20 years, she has two dogs and she and her husband grow and heirloom sweet pickles every summer. | Charles Cherney A conversation with: HummbleBragg podcast hos...

04/23/2020

Here are some great Covid-19 resources. These are unprecedented times and if you need help, please don’t be afraid to ask for help.

12/13/2019

Learn more about the campaign in this podcast about the state!!

12/12/2019

So much to be proud of in WV! Tune in Friday for the podcast!

Diagnosis and proactive treatment of a brain aneurysm is key: once these swollen structures rupture, rapid bleeding makes survival unlikely. Leading-edge sur...

12/11/2019

Calling all Entrepreneurs...

Long before her morning customers arrive, or even wake up, Suzie Hoffman is hard at work in her downtown Lewisburg bakery, Corn+Flour.

12/10/2019

Conor Knighton explains the pepperoni pride the state has for its delicious, utilitarian snack, devised for coal miners and enjoyed by everyone

12/10/2019

Looking forward to this release! Tune in!

For work. For family. For life.

06/21/2019

Happy Birthday West Virginia!! 156 years and counting. Here's to endless more!

05/23/2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rae Dyer, 681-404-9359, rdyer@thisplacewv.com

LEADERSHIP WV’S CAMPAIGN WINS THREE SILVER TELLY AWARDS IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

New York, NY - Leadership West Virginia’s 2018 Class Project, WV, has been awarded three Silver Telly Awards in international competition. was named best in social media video and social media campaign in the 40th Annual Telly Awards.

The video, social media campaign and website (www.ChooseWV.com) were developed as a method to share what is great about West Virginia. In addition to providing resources and information about the state, the campaign challenged state residents to share what they liked about the state so that others might benefit from all it has to offer: “For work. For family. For life. .”

The very popular video was shared more than 540 times and was viewed by more than 80,000 people.

The video was produced by Mountain Craft Productions (www.mtncraft.com). The social media platforms were developed by The Manahan Group (www.manahangroup.com). The campaign was led by Rachel Dyer, Steven Keith and George Manahan with the active participation of more than 50 other Leadership WV classmates.

The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks and production companies including Vice, Vimeo, Hearst Digital Media, BuzzFeed and A&E Networks.

“We loved producing this campaign as part of our Leadership West Virginia class,” said Rae Dyer, the campaign coordinator. “The response from people near and far has been amazing. Our new challenge, like any good campaign, is how we keep it going and relevant.”

The campaign can be found on Facebook and at www.ChooseWV.com.

About The Telly Awards

The Telly Awards are the premier awards honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Entrants are judged by The Telly Awards Judging Council — an industry body of more than 200 leading experts including advertising agencies, production companies and major television networks, reflective of the multiscreen industry The Telly Awards celebrates. The full list of the 40th Annual Telly Awards winners can be found at www.tellyawards.com/winners.

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For work. For family. For life.

02/28/2019

This WV Executive magazine article provides more information about the Choose WV campaign.

The Winter 2019 issue of WVE explores West Virginia’s health care industry. Content includes a look at the future of hospitals, the battle against chronic disease and how social media is being used in health care in West Virginia. The cover features Dr. Patrice Harris, president-elect of the Ameri...

02/22/2019

Tired of the Beach Scene, a DC Couple Finds Respite in the West Virginia Mountains

“We wanted something that was a little slower,” says Vealencis, who works in government relations. “There’s almost like a battle rhythm associated with having a house in Rehoboth.”

Even just looking at this hot tub is relaxing.

02/12/2019

“We see the challenges, and we believe we can overcome them. We see the opportunity and we want to inspire West Virginians to embrace it and work toward it. For too long we have dwelled on the rankings and the negative media, but they don’t tell the whole story. It may help their ratings to paint a bleak picture of us from the outside, but on the ground and in our communities there are amazing and inspiring successes happening every day that we want to celebrate.” - Rae Dyer

Image from the campaign BY RACHEL RAE DYER, OWNER AND PRESIDENT, THIS PLACE Hope and pride. Early last year, the Leadership West Virginia Class of 2018 asked ourselves what our state need…

02/03/2019

within about five minutes of meeting anyone new I blurt out that I am from Kenova, West Virginia, a small town (population 3,007) in a rugged land set apart in the rolling hills of Appalachia.

02/03/2019

Choose West Virginia for your senior year’s.

“Senior citizens in West Virginia are one big step closer to getting a major tax cut.

The House of Delegates voted 96 to one on Friday to eliminate the income tax on social security benefits.

West Virginia is one of only 13 states that still levies the income tax on seniors.”

Senior citizens in West Virginia are one big step closer to getting a major tax cut.

02/01/2019

“For this edition, Daily Mail WV editors invited various stakeholders from around our state to address those lingering negative stereotypes. This section will only scratch the surface of this complicated topic, but hopefully it will generate discussion about how we can better project the positive aspects of our state as we work together to solve our persistent problems.”

In December 2002, thousands of Mountaineer fans hopped onto I-77 South, called by some the “Hillbilly Highway.” Destination: the first ever Continental Tire Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina.

02/01/2019

West Virginia is beautiful. This video from CBS News captures the state’s winter beauty.