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Brooks McCabe shared his vision for the future of West Virginia's economy.

Governor Jim Justice discussed the need to invest in education and touted a proposed legislative program designed to provide free community college tuition to every high school student who wants to further his or her education.

WVU representatives and West Virginia legislators gathered to discuss the impact of West Virginia Forward and its future for the state. The initiative's goal is to innovate and diversify West Virginia’s economy to make it more attractive for business and employees alike.

Several senators, including Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, delivered remarks in support of a bill which would increase access to career education and workforce training. The bill would create the West Virginia Invests Grant Program, which would eliminate the financial barrier to receive an education at West Virginia's community and technical colleges.

A bipartisan group of senators spoke during a floor session in favor of a bill that would increase access to career education and workforce training. The West Virginia Senate introduced Senate Bill 284, which would create the West Virginia Invests Grant Program. The goal of the program would eliminate the financial barrier to receiving an education at community and technical colleges in the state.

The state’s two congressional leaders joined West Virginia University’s Rob Alsop in Charleston on Friday, January 5, 2018 to discuss legislation impacting the “West Virginia Forward” program. West Virginia Forward is an initiative to work with experts in and out of West Virginia to find solutions for the most crucial issues facing the state.

Several higher education institutions in West Virginia launched an alliance Monday meant to kick-start area economic development. The group hopes to use education services, workforce training and other resources to create jobs and improve business opportunities in Southern West Virginia.

Instilling hope in a region often left behind is the goal of a new initiative by the institutions of higher education in the southern region of West Virginia.

A discussion about the state’s budget, and the “West Virginia Forward” study commissioned by West Virginia University, took place on Friday, January 5, 2018 during the Legislative Lookahead annual gathering of state media in Charleston at the offices of the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, and House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, took part in the panel discussion, as did Rob Alsop, vice president for strategic initiatives at WVU.

Awareness of the business case for inclusion and diversity is on the rise. While social justice typically is the initial impetus behind these efforts, companies have increasingly begun to regard inclusion and diversity as a source of competitive advantage, and specifically as a key enabler of growth. Yet progress on diversification initiatives has been slow. And companies are still uncertain about how they can most effectively use diversity and inclusion to support their growth and value-creation goals.