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Marietta Main Street slates Summer Shop Hop for Saturday

MARIETTA – Marietta Main Street will celebrate the start of summer on Saturday with the June Shop Hop from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. downtown. Nearly 20 businesses will participate, with every purchase at one of those establishments earning a raffle ticket for a chance to win a prize basket. Participating businesses will be highlighted by balloons outside their entrances and will be offering special promotions, sales and discounts. Jennifer Tinkler, executive director of Marietta Main Street, said in a release that the seasonal Shop Hops bring the downtown retailers, all independently owned, ...

Meet Me on Market event in downtown this Friday

PARKERSBURG – Downtown Parkersburg is preparing for the next Meet Me on Market this Friday from 5-7:30 p.m. or so. The Meet Me on Market events are bringing together local businesses, artists, musicians and community organizations for another installment of the popular Third Friday event of ...

Picture This: People gather for first Second Sunday in Marietta

Artists and vendors were set up on the sidewalk in front of Wit & Whimzy and the Clutch Collective and shoppers were able to look at a variety of items for sale and listen to live music as part of the first Second Sunday pop-up, a new summer series aimed at bringing artists, music and shoppers ...

WVUP Board authorizes new programs and renovations

PARKERSBURG — The WVU Parkersburg Board of Governors met Tuesday, where members approved three new academic programs, authorized $2 million in renovations at the Innovation and Technology Center and received a major update on the college’s transition to fully independent administrative ...

Perry adds cybersecurity prof to assist in complex cases

MARIETTA - A professor of cybersecurity at Washington State College of Ohio will be assisting Perry Forensic on complex fraud investigations, the company announced. Professor Jennifer Marie DeMeyer brings a combination of real-world investigative experience, digital forensics expertise and ...

Jodey Altier, president of Perry & Associates CPA’s A.C. and managing partner of Perry Forensic, has announced that Thom Kirk, the firm’s in-house counsel and a certified fraud examiner, successfully worked with the West Virginia Secretary of State for Perry Forensic to meet all legal ...