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Sales tax holiday Aug. 5-8: Save money and support small area businesses

CHARLESTON — NFIB State Director Gil White said West Virginia’s upcoming sales tax holiday on clothes, school supplies, sports equipment and computers is a chance for people to support small businesses rocked by the series of economic setbacks that began with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This year’s tax holiday is Aug. 5-8. “This is a great chance for people to score some terrific deals and help support the local businesses that continue to provide for their communities and keep people working despite the economic challenges,” White said. “Getting through the ...

Rambling Van Vintage makes sustainability stylish

Sustainable fashion, a smart business plan and a Preston County based business — these are some of my favorite things, so when I saw the Rambling Van Vintage mobile boutique at an event recently, I knew I wanted to talk to the owner. Kaleigh Houser, owner of Rambling Van Vintage, said for as long as she can remember she’s loved fashion. Studying fashion merchandising at WVU, she fell in love with vintage during a history of costume course. When during her senior year she had to make a business plan, the idea of opening a shop took hold. But she knew jumping into a store front ...

Key Learning Autism Center unlocks the family in its therapy approach

You don’t know, until you do. Your kid, we mean. He never cooed as an infant and he never laughed as a toddler. He wouldn’t make eye contact — and you could forget all those Fisher-Price toys with their flashing lights, clangs and peek-a-boo slapstick. No tolerance for that ...

Leadership Mon is now accepting applications for the class of 2023

By Jade Ruggieri Leadership Monongalia is accepting applications from those interested in cultivating leadership to foster the state of West Virginia’s prosperity. Each year, 20 applicants are selected to participate in the eight-month program of day-long seminars ranging from topics ...

Starbucks pulling out of The Deck development

MORGANTOWN — A representative of Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks confirmed to The Dominion Post on Friday that the brand is pulling its store from The Deck development under construction at 1050 University Avenue. The news comes after weeks of public discourse surrounding the only ...