If the name Ginny Thrasher doesn’t ring a bell, here’s a reminder: She was the first gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, making her the first U.S. Olympian to win gold that year, the first American to medal in the 10-meter event since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the first woman from WVU’s Rifle team to win an Olympic medal, and only the second WVU athlete to take home…
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Attend any high school sporting event in the area, and you’re likely to see a HealthWorks athletic trainer on the scene. HealthWorks Rehab & Fitness teams up with WVU’s College of Physical Activity and Sports Science to provide athletic training coverage to high schools in several counties, helping high school athletes train and compete safely. Founded in Morgantown in 1979, HealthWorks is grounded in a sports…
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Brothers Ernie and John Rowan learned to fix cars growing up around their dad’s junkyard in the 1960s and ’70s. In the late ’70s, Ernie bought Shorty Anderson’s garage on Stewart Street. Anderson had started the business in 1927, when there were hardly any cars yet in Morgantown, and earned a solid reputation. John later came in as Ernie’s partner, and they never changed…
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Selling real estate didn’t do much for Bob Burdette. “To be quite honest with you, I wasn’t very good at it,” he says. “I just didn’t get a lot from it.” So 35 years ago, he decided to try his hand at selling insurance through State Farm. He’s never looked back. “If somebody’s home burns down, you can stand in the front yard and give them…
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With a modern new look and feel, the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place is a striking symbol of Morgantown’s business growth and progress. From its naturally lit lobbies to its new steakhouse, Bourbon Prime, it surrounds visitors in comfort and elegance.When the ownership of the already-loved Waterfront Place Hotel changed in 2014, the new management’s goal was to capture the modern styles of millennials while…
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