HUNTINGTON — Jay Michaels graduated from Huntington East High School in 1982. He went to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and eventually moved out to Hollywood, California.
Shortly after midnight on Jan. 16, 2024, Norm Steenstra Jr., a founder of West Virginia’s environmental movement, passed away at his home in Charleston at the age of 72.
Environmentalist Norm Steenstra, who moved to West Virginia to operate a coal mine and ended up leading one of the state s most influential environmental organizations, died Jan. 16, 2024 in his Charleston, WV home at age 72. Steenstra played a key role in creating the West Virginia Environmental Council in the late 1980s, and served as executive director of West Virginia Citizen Action, a nonprofit political watchdog group, from 1996 to 2007.
While you re out to find Black Friday and holiday shopping deals today, many "Made in America" items may be on your preferred list. A new poll by Morning Consult in coordination with the Alliance for American Manufacturing reported 83% of American consumers prefer to buy American-made products. Awenate Cobbina, CEO of Shinola and Bedrock Manufacturing, said it is important to promote the nation s economy by boosting jobs and local businesses. .
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday, an opportunity for small businesses to market their products and services out of the shadows of "big-box" stores and franchises. The most recent figures from 2021 show Indiana is home to almost 530,000 small businesses statewide; companies with fewer than 20 workers. Small Business Saturday prompts shoppers to support these businesses as they continue to recover from the pandemic. .