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		<title>Taziki's at Mountainlair named Best On-Campus Food by <em>WV Living Morgantown</em> magazine</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 9:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tazikis_bom_award/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Taziki's Mediterranean Café, the newest and healthiest food option for West Virginia University's main campus, has been named Best On-Campus Food by WV Living Morgantown magazine.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. News &amp; World Report: WVU business school grad programs ranked</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While it has been in existence less than 18 months, the online M.B.A. program at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitality &amp; Tourism Management program upgraded to 'area of emphasis' at WVU business school</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/hosp_tourism_upgrade/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A curriculum designed to meet the demands of West Virginia's second-largest industry has advanced to the next stage, as the Hospitality & Tourism Management program at West Virginia University's business school has been upgraded to an "area of emphasis."]]></description>
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		<title>Economic forecast for West Virginia: Sluggish growth in 2012</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/wveoc2011/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia is expected to post modest job growth in 2012, according to the latest forecast from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven inducted into first-ever B&amp;ERoll of Distinguished Alumni</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 4 Nov 2011 17:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/distinguished_alumni_2011/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A group of highly successful alumni of the West Virginia University business school were recognized at the inaugural Roll of Distinguished Alumni induction ceremony in Morgantown Friday afternoon. ]]></description>
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		<title>Economic report: West Virginia public college graduates come through downturn with higher employment numbers</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 9:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/wv_grad_employment/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More West Virginia public college graduates found work in the state in 2010. ]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneur and WVU alumnus Ben Statler to speak in B&amp;E at 60 Speaker Series</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 5 Oct 2011 10:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/60thspeaker_statler/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Benjamin M. Statler is a first-generation college graduate and the son of a coal miner. In fact, he was a third-generation coal miner himself, and worked the night shift at a mine not far from campus while attending West Virginia University. ]]></description>
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		<title>VISA executive included in B&amp;E at 60 Lecture Series</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/sheedy_lecture/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — William M. Sheedy, Visa Group President, Americas, is the latest confirmed speaker in the 60th Anniversary Celebration lecture series for the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
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		<title>B&amp;E Prof Tom Witt amoung the Mountaineers changed forever by 9/11</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2011 9:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/09/07/remembering-9-11-mountaineers-changed-forever</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For the umpteenth time, Tom Witt recently retold his account of escaping the Marriott Hotel at the World Trade Center minutes before the towers crumbled on Sept. 11, 2001.]]></description>
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		<title>Alumni Spotlight: Keshama Horton, MSIR grad on Young Alumni Board</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/khorton.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — MSIR grad Keshama Horton works in Charlotte, N.C., and has been energetic in Alumni Association Chapters since leaving WVU.]]></description>
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		<title>From Brazil, around the world and to WVU</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 8:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/two_deans</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sartarelli puts a global spin on the business school.]]></description>
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		<title>Dean Sartarelli featured in Charleston Gazette</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2011 8:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/Business/201107291515</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When José "Zito" Sartarelli worked as a top pharmaceutical executive with health giant Johnson & Johnson, he saw firsthand why business school rankings matter.]]></description>
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		<title>West Virginia Business Hall of Fame induction part of B&amp;E's 60th Anniversary celebration in November</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/HoF2011/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU College of Business and Economics will welcome new members of the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame in November ceremonies that will be held in conjunction with the  60th Anniversary celebration. Nominations are currently being accepted.]]></description>
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		<title>B&amp;E seeks Director for Stuart M. and Joyce N. Robbins Center for Global Business and Strategy 20/21</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/about/career_global_center_director.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University invites applications for the position of Center Director starting in January 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Census Bureau to hold workshop at WVU</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/census_workshop/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a half-day workshop at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics on June 9 to explore 2010 Census information and to demonstrate how businesses and others can access census information.]]></description>
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		<title>Robbins' gift to WVU will create Center for Global Business</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/05/20/robbins-gift-to-wvu-will-create-center-for-global-business-and-first-endowed-professorship-in-new-school-of-public-health</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU alumnus Stuart M. Robbins and his wife are donating $2 million for a Global Business and Strategy Center within the College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
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		<title>Tattersall delivers Spring 2011 Commencement address</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tattersall_commencement/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The man who made the largest single donation ever to the WVU College of Business and Economics (B&E) has given another valuable gift — himself. ]]></description>
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		<title>B&amp;E grad proposes on commencement stage</title>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/grad_proposal/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Melissa Collazo may have received the best offer of any West Virginia University graduate this weekend. ]]></description>
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		<title>WVU demographer: state population trends present challenge</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 5 May 2011 16:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/05/05/west-virginia-elderly-population-increases-at-expense-of-young</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia's population is growing, but growing older, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.]]></description>
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		<title>Class project becomes career for advertising student</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/04/29/meet-the-graduates-class-project-becomes-a-career-for-advertising-student</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Armand Patella III was given a class project to develop an idea for a practical smart phone app, and his idea turned into a busienss.]]></description>
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		<title>Two WVU teams capture grand prizes at state business plan competition</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2011/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If you think there is a shortage of good ideas for West Virginia-based businesses, think again. The two winning teams in the 2010-11 West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition are living proof that solid business ideas have a real shot at becoming real businesses in the state.]]></description>
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		<title>B&amp;E seeks candidates for Fred T. Tattersall Distinguished Chair of Finance</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2011 8:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tattersall/finance_chair.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Applications and nominations are sought for the Fred T. Tattersall Distinguished Chair of Finance in the Department of Finance of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University.]]></description>
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		<title>Business Ph.D. will enhance research productivity, attract quality researchers to West Virginia University</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/business_phd/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A recently approved doctoral program for the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics will be phased in over four different majors, beginning with fall 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU business school ranked in top 100 nationally by Businessweek</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2011 16:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/top100/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University College of Business and Economics (B&E) has been ranked 90th in the Best Undergraduate Business Schools of 2011 in the nation, according to the newly released 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek rankings.]]></description>
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		<title>Morgantown MSA growth to accelerate in 2011</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 2 Mar 2011 14:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/msa2011_growth/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Economic gains in the Morgantown area are expected to accelerate in 2011, according to a new forecast released today at the Morgantown Economic Outlook Conference.]]></description>
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		<title>Doctoral program in business administration approved by WVU Board of Governors</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/phd_program/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has approved a doctoral degree program in Business Administration at the College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
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		<title>February E-News: Read and Subscribe</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/enews/feb2011.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Get the latest news and information from the WVU College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
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		<title>Education, drive turn WVU grad's fashion business idea to reality</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/02/25/education-drive-turn-wvu-grad-s-fashion-business-idea-to-reality</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nesha Sanghavi credits her education at West Virginia University and her experience in the WVU-run Student Business Plan Competition for giving her the tools to create and operate her own business.]]></description>
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		<title>Morgantown MSA Economic Outlook Conference to feature national economist and panelists on critical regional issues at March 2 event</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/morgantowneoc_2011/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An internationally recognized economist and the state's leading economic analyst will present their respective economic forecasts on March 2 at the Morgantown MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) Economic Outlook Conference at West Virginia University's (WVU) Erickson Alumni Center. The half-day event will also feature speakers on issues critical to the region, including Marcellus Shale development, transportation infrastructure and health care.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU to offer hospitality and tourism leadership series</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 9:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/hosp_tourism_leadership_series/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The hospitality and tourism industry in West Virginia is growing, and this spring West Virginia University is holding the first of a series of training programs to help managers in the industry upgrade skills.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU class has $20,000 for local non-profits</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/csr2011/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Eighteen students in the College of Business & Economics at West Virginia University are learning how to think like corporate philanthropists this semester. ]]></description>
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		<title>January E-News: Read and Subscribe</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/enews/jan2011.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — B&amp;E adds hospitality emphasis, grad goes to Wharton, ATK sends employees for Executive MBA, and the Dean meets and greets at the Capital Classic - read about it in this month's edition of E-news. ]]></description>
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		<title>WVU study: Marcellus Shale has potential for 'significant' economic development in West Virginia</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/marcellus_shale/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The development of the Marcellus Shale play in West Virginia has the potential for significant economic development for the state, according to a new report from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER).]]></description>
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		<title>WVU community gathers in Charleston to celebrate the University in annual Capital Classic Luncheon</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/01/19/wvu-community-gathers-in-charleston-to-celebrate-the-university-in-annual-capital-classic-luncheon</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is dedicated to serving the Mountain State and connecting it and the world beyond its borders, President James P. Clements told an overflow crowd Wednesday (Jan. 19) at the 15th annual Capital Classic Luncheon in Charleston.]]></description>
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		<title>Morgantown MSA outpaces state and national growth</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/morgantown_monitor/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA, which includes Monongalia and Preston counties) posted solid job gains during the past four quarters, outpacing state and national growth, according to the latest edition of the Morgantown MSA Economic Monitor from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
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		<title>MBA grad helps "child soldiers" in Uganda</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/ncommittee.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In August Natalie Committee of Wheeling, W.Va., received an MBA degree. Now she is living in a mud and thatch hut in Uganda. ]]></description>
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		<title>Economics students have stellar fall</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/econ_standouts/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Economics students have been busy and successful this semester. ]]></description>
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		<title>WVU business school inks agreement with Chinese</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/chinese_agreement/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU's College of Business and Economics has signed an education agreement with one of China's largest manufacturers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Business software to open new career possibilities for WVU students</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/microstrategy/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Anna Trudel, a 2005 WVU MIS graduate helped facilitate a $303,900 software donation by MicroStrategy, Inc. ]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing prof heads to Italy</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/fitzgerald/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Paula Fitzgerald is heading to Paderno del Grappa, Italy, for the spring semester. ]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing students generate ideas for American Eagle's 'aerie' line</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/ae_marketing_challenge/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students in Michael Walsh's integrated promotions marketing class are competing against 11 schools across the country in American Eagle Outfitters' Marketing Challenge. ]]></description>
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		<title>Anonymous donation to support management philanthropy class</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/csr_donation/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A $5,000 gift from an anonymous donor will help build support for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) course, Management 480.  ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/csr_donation/index.htm</guid>
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	<title>Management Information Systems grad starts business</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/trudel/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 2005 College of Business and Economics graduate is linking recruiters and job seekers together on her Internet business site, LinkMyRecruiter.com.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/trudel/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Reports show higher education graduates employed in all industries and counties in West Virginia in 2009</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2010 16:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/grad_employment/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Studies issued by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC) and the West Virginia University (WVU) College of Business and Economics shows that public higher education graduates are employed in all industries and all counties in the state in 2009. ]]></description>
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		<title>Field of 10 finalists named in state's business plan competition</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 3 Dec 2010 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2010-11/finalists.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The field of 10 finalists in two categories of competition has been named, as the West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition has entered its final stage. A panel of judges comprised of members of the statewide business community has chosen five finalists in each of two categories, as the 10 teams look to capture two $10,000 prizes. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2010-11/finalists.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU takes its forensics management courses on the road</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/11/30/wvu-takes-its-forensics-management-courses-on-the-road</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There is more to successful forensics than test tubes, DNA and fingerprints. If the lab where all that work is done is not run properly, then the science can become wasted and even irrelevant.]]></description>
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		<title>Accounting grad has global career</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/dpacofsky.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Accouting grad Denise Pacofsky has been all around the world and then some. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/dpacofsky.htm</guid>
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		<title>German MBA student and Fulbright scholar likes USA</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/roesing/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rebecca Roesing, a Fulbright scholar from Stadtlohn, Germany, is glad she came to WVU. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/roesing/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Business professor receives national award</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/david_dawley/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A professor in the WVU College of Business and Economics has won a national award for the third time in five years. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/david_dawley/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Philanthropist George Soros funds WVU grad students' research</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/INETgrant/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two West Virginia University graduate students have been awarded a grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), which was launched with a $50 million pledge from George Soros, a financier, businessman and philanthropist who supports liberal ideals and causes. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/INETgrant/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Business degrees build foundation for legal careers</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/law_school/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Philosophy, political science, history and English are all frequent routes to law school. But what about a business degree?]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/law_school/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>New faculty join B&amp;E</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/new_faculty/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Three new faculty members join the B&amp;E family. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/new_faculty/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Program for top students provides advantages</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/21st_century/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU College of Business and Economics 21st Century Scholars program is in its third year and continues to grow. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/21st_century/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Investment expert gives WVU $3 million for finance professorship</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tattersall/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Renowned investment expert, Fred Tattersall, presented the largest single donation ever to the WVU Collgege of Business and Economics.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tattersall/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>West Virginia economy examined on November 10 in Charleston</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 14:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/wveoc2010/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU College of Business and Economics presents the statewide annual economic outlook. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/wveoc2010/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Five leaders named to State Business Hall of Fame</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/HoF2010/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Five business and industry leaders with strong ties to West Virginia will be inducted into the 2010 West Virginia Business Hall of Fame Thursday, Nov. 18.]]></description>
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		<title>Field of collegiate entrepreneurs seeking two $10,000 prizes narrowed</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2010-11/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The statewide student competition for the best plan to open a business in West Virginia is not nearly as crowded as it was a few weeks ago.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2010-11/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Hospitality focus attracts a crowd</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2010 13:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/hospitality/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The need for educated leaders in the growing hospitality industry can certainly be met, if enrollment in WVU’s hospitality management courses is any indication. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/hospitality/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>NBC VP brings real world to students</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2010 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/mchini.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For Marc A. Chini, giving WVU students enrolled in the human resources masters program a feel for the ’real world’ is the best thing he can do for them. ]]></description>
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		<title>WVU MBA student Jesse McNeely manages popular Mountainlair restaurant</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2010 13:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mcneely/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jesse McNeely has watched as Taziki’s Mediterranean Café in the WVU Mountainlair has taken off like a YouTube video gone viral in just a couple months. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mcneely/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Merit scholar looks forward to joining the B&amp;E community</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/merit_scholar/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Merit Award Scholarship recipient, Jia Hu, is a pre-finance sophomore looking forward to acceptance in the College of Business and Economics. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/merit_scholar/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>B&amp;E student receives honor society scholarship</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/macklen/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 2010 WVU College of Business and Economics accounting graduate has won a $1,000 Beta Gamma Sigma scholarship for graduate school.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/macklen/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Eastern Panhandle economy under microscope on October 26 in Martinsburg</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/easternEOC/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Will West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle rebound in the jobs and housing markets in the coming year? What is the national economic outlook and how will that affect the region?]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/easternEOC/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Prof leads wind energy group</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2010 10:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mann/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Patrick Mann, professor emeritus of economics in the West Virginia University College of Business and economics, is coordinator of the annual West Virginia Wind Working Group, which meets at Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center on Oct. 19.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mann/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU forensics experts have international stage at INTERPOL</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2010 16:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/forensics_experts/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When the INTERPOL Forensic Science Symposium is held in Lyon, France from October 4-8, forensic experts from the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics will be center stage at an event that draws top forensic professionals from around the globe.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/forensics_experts/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>State's Business Plan Competition sees record number of entries</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2010 16:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc_record_entries/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Entrepreneurism is alive and well in the state’s college community, as the West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition received a record 115 entries from 10 different institutions of higher education prior to the entry deadline.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc_record_entries/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>2009 poverty rate increases less for W.Va. than for U.S.</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/2009povertyrate/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — According to the newly released American Community Survey numbers, West Virginia does not see a significant increase in its poverty rate between 2008 and 2009.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/2009povertyrate/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Collegiate entrepreneurs ready to win one of two $10,000 prizes</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc_category/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s collegiate entrepreneurs have until September 28 at noon to enter a competition that will award two $10,000 prizes, as the West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition begins its fifth year.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc_category/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Accounting firm donates $15,000 to WVU program</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/dixon_hughes_donation/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dixon Hughes, PLLC, has given the WVU College of Business and Economics $15,000 to support faculty and student development.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/dixon_hughes_donation/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU management grad brings clients to fabled Greenbrier Resort</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/jhatch.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When Jake Hatch was a WVU senior management major, wondering where life would lead after graduation, he had no idea he’d soon land a job at one of the nation’s grand dame resorts, The Greenbrier, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/jhatch.htm</guid>
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		<title>Doctoral student receives international award for economics paper</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/jensen/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Christa Jensen, a Ph.D. student at the WVU College of Business and Economics, recently won an award for research that examines how commercial and industrial waste moves between geographical areas and how it relates to economic and socio-economic characteristics.]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Business Summit includes WVU representation</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/business_summit/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Presenters from West Virginia University addressed economic issues relevant to the state and to the world at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 74th Annual Meeting and Business Summit September 1-3 at The Greenbrier.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/business_summit/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU study: recession keeping population in state; decline predicted after 2030</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/population_study/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A stagnant national economy is helping to keep West Virginia’s population within its borders, according to a study by a West Virginia University demographer. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/population_study/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Two WVU officials appointed to White House forensic subcommittee</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/houck/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University has two representatives on the White House subcommittee that deals with forensic science. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/houck/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Annual awards for B&amp;E standouts</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/cobe_awards/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Annual awards for faculty and staff in the College of Business and Economics are announced just before the fall semester begins, and this year’s recipients come from the Division of Economics, the Center for Executive Education and the Division of Accounting.]]></description>
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		<title>Sartarelli assumes leadership of WVU College of Business and Economics</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/dean_sartarelli/on_the_job.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Jose V. Sartarelli, a successful pharmaceutical executive at three Fortune 500 companies, has officially assumed his new position as the Milan Puskar Dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University (WVU).]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/dean_sartarelli/on_the_job.htm</guid>
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		<title>National research association picks West Virginia for annual conference</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/auber/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU will host the 64th annual Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) Conference in Charleston, W.Va. in October.]]></description>
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		<title>Donations help four programs</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/donations/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Three recent major donations totaling $296,300 will augment the College’s efforts in four programs. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/donations/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Busy bureau eyes frantic fall</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/busy_bureau/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The College’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) is headed for a hectic fall after an eventful summer. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/busy_bureau/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>1979 alumnus named VP at Marathon Oil</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/sovine/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Robert L. Sovine was recently named vice president of human resources at Marathon Oil.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/sovine/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Finance course to add value for real world</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/boyd_cfp/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A new focus area in finance will soon give undergraduate students in that department a boost toward careers in financial planning.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/boyd_cfp/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Gov. Manchin honors B&amp;E senior</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/lewallen/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In July, Gov. Joe Manchin honored WVU management senior and Student Government Association President Chris Lewallen with the Governor’s Service Award for volunteer work in Sunnyside, a section of Morgantown near the downtown campus.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/lewallen/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Marketing grad is in the ball park for internship</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/hypes/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Warren Hypes, a 2010 marketing graduate of the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, is an intern with the Tampa Bay Rays major league baseball team.]]></description>
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		<title>A delicious partnership</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tazikis/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU joins forces with Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe, thanks to help from two alumni from the College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tazikis/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>B&amp;E alum officially takes spot as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of West Virginia</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/bgoodwin.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When R. Booth Goodwin II was a teenager, he knew he wanted to be a lawyer. And to say that desire was genetic is a bit of an understatement.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/bgoodwin.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU grad named VP of Harlem Globetrotters</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/cleek/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A 2001 graduate of WVU’s College of Business and Economics has been named vice president for partnership marketing and sales for the Harlem Globetrotters. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/cleek/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Alum's mission: Bring clean water to world's poor</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 13:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/alumnispotlight/dlegg.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — David Legg did two tours of duty and flew a helicopter during the Vietnam War; in fact, he was among the last combat troops to fly out of Plaku airfield when the Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973.]]></description>
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		<title>KDKA highlights WVU B&amp;E FAFI program</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://kdka.com/college/WVU.white.collar.2.1773317.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Crime scene investigators deal with blood stains and bullet trajectories, but when it comes to paper trails, they turn to the accountants.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU MBA grad lands with Yankees</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/06/25/all-the-tools-wvu-grad-baseball-aide-lands-with-yankees</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The New York Yankees, known for gobbling up the baseball world’s top talent like a lion devouring a stray antelope on the Serengeti, have plucked another jewel for their organization.]]></description>
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		<title>Pepsi VP will be named to WVU human resources hall of fame June 25</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 9:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/msir_halloffame/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A PepsiCo executive who is an alumnus of WVU’s College of Business and Economics will be inducted into the Master of Science in Industrial Relations Hall of Fame at West Virginia University on Friday, June 25, at 1:15 p.m. at the Milan Puskar Stadium Touchdown Terrace.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU to graduate 46 MBA and 45 MSIR students at hooding ceremonies June 25-26</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 8:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mba_hooding/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University College of Business and Economics will honor 46 students graduating from the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and 45 students graduating from the Master of Science in Industrial Relations (MSIR) program on June 25-26.]]></description>
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		<title>Aging West Virginia population brings stiff challenges ahead</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 8:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/aging_population/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s young workers aren’t keeping pace with its retirees, creating a recipe for economic decay, says Dr. Christiadi, a demographer at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research in the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU pumps $40 into economy for every dollar of state appropriation</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/wvuecon_impact/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University, and its affiliates, pump $40 into the state economy for every dollar the state legislature appropriates, a new study released Friday shows.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet two recent graduates of WVU's FAFI program</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/fafi/fafigrads.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Graduates of the FAFI program have found it to be a rewarding experience that opens many doors professionally. Read some of their success stories and reflections on the program.]]></description>
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		<title>MBAs to hold June 11 Casino Night to benefit WVU Children's Hospital</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/mbafundraiser/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU 2010 MBA class will hold a Casino Night Benefit Dinner on June 11 at Lakeview Resort to raise funds for the WVU Children’s Hospital. ]]></description>
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		<title>WVU Business and Economics Professor gives energy industry overview</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/fuller/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A management professor at the WVU College of Business and Economics recently gave two keynote addresses at a meeting of 300 energy leaders in Jacksonville, Fla.]]></description>
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		<title>Accounting grad and football player Maxwell Anderson receives award from WVU Alumni Association</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/meisel_award/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown native Maxwell Anderson knows what it means to work hard. Through the core values instilled by his family, the former fullback on the WVU football team balanced NCAA Division I athletics with tough academics. He just graduated with a 3.75 grade point average.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU to graduate 27 Executive MBA students on Saturday</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/emba_graduation/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University College of Business and Economics will honor 27 students graduating from the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program representing the Charleston, Morgantown and Parkersburg regions on Saturday, May 22.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Census Bureau to hold business-focused conference at WVU</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 15:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/uscensus_conf/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a half-day conference at West Virginia University June 7 to explore data from the 2007 U.S. Economic Census and provide insight into future trends and issues that could affect the region and state.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/uscensus_conf/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Former Johnson and Johnson executive picked to lead WVU's College of Business and Economics</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 9:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/dean_sartarelli/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Jose V. (Zito) Sartarelli, a successful pharmaceutical executive at three Fortune 500 companies, has been named the Milan Puskar Dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University.]]></description>
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		<title>Delegate Manchin to B and E students: There are advantages to a career in West Virginia</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 9:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/manchin/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a recent address to about 170 students in the College of Business and Economics management course (BCOR 370), West Virginia Delegate Tim Manchin reviewed the many advantages to choosing West Virginia as the home for their careers.]]></description>
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		<title>Students give $20,000 to local charities, learn philanthropy</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/corporate_citizen/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University students at the College of Business and Economics handed out $20,000 to local charities Friday morning in a ceremony at the Mountainlair.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/corporate_citizen/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Top 10% recognized</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/ge_competition/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Business and Economics students were among the top 10 percent in the General Electric Interview Competition in April. ]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/ge_competition/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>MSIR advisors meet</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/msir_meeting/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Master of Science in Industrial Relations (MSIR) Alumni Advisory Board met last month and helped set the agenda for the future of the program.]]></description>
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		<title>Richmond Fed President details financial crisis for WVU community</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 9:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/federal_reserve/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As he constantly consumed information on the financial crisis that recently pushed the country into a recession, Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker saw a lot of reports that placed blame on economists for failing to predict the factors leading up to it.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/federal_reserve/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Two WVU teams win $10,000 in Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2010/winners.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A pair of West Virginia University students who came up with a way to identify and file blueprints and another who wants to explore decorative and other forms of concrete won the top prizes at the WVU Entrepreneurship Center’s Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition April 9-10 in Morgantown.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2010/winners.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU senior to attend national risk management conference</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:18:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/4/7/wvu-senior-to-attend-national-risk-management-conference</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University senior Lindsay Paulin is one of 30 students selected to attend a national conference on risk management.]]></description>
		<guid>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/4/7/wvu-senior-to-attend-national-risk-management-conference</guid>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Bank president visits WVU</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/federal_reserve/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jeffrey Lacker is enthusiastic about engaging with students at West Virginia University (WVU) during an upcoming visit to Morgantown by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.]]></description>
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		<title>Student's paper on politics, welfare expenditures takes prestigious award</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/leguizamon/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An economics graduate student in the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics has won a prestigious academic award.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/leguizamon/</guid>
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		<title>Seven finalists for dean of WVU College of Business and Economics to visit campus</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/deansearch/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Seven candidates for dean of the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University will visit campus for interviews and public forums beginning Monday, April 12.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU maintains prestigious AACSB International Business Accreditation</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/aacsb/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University College of Business and Economics has maintained its accreditation for both business and accounting programs, one of only 173 schools worldwide to have the dual accreditation.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/aacsb/</guid>
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		<title>Weese Lecture: Insurance executive to give talk</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/weese2010/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A top insurance executive will speak at West Virginia University on business leadership during the College of Business and Economics annual Samuel H. Weese Financial Services Lecture.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/weese2010/</guid>
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		<title>Six WVU teams in Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition finals</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc2010/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The six teams that hail from West Virginia University (WVU) in the Fourth Annual Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition can see the two $10,000 prizes within their reach, as the final round of competition on April 9-10 comes closer.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU Business and Economics is host to forensic professionals from across nation</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/fma2010/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown will see an influx of forensic laboratory managers, law enforcement professionals and other forensic service providers for a week beginning April 11, as West Virginia University’s (WVU) College of Business and Economics hosts the Forensic Management Academy (FMA).]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/fma2010/</guid>
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		<title>Bayer CEO speaks on leadership</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bayer_ceo/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Greg Babe, who heads Bayer Corp. in North America, told a management class recently that it takes face-to-face interactions to make a leader and that leading by “mandate” would only make them managers, “and those are two different things.”]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bayer_ceo/</guid>
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		<title>Four WVU students take spring break in Africa</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/africa_blog/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — They could be soaking up the sun in Cancun, Mexico, or Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but they’ll be in South Africa for their West Virginia University spring break, helping agencies there who are dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/africa_blog/</guid>
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		<title>Mon County population growth overtakes Berkeley and Jefferson counties</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 3:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/wvpopulation/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The U.S. Census Bureau has just issued statistics showing West Virginia’s population grew during the past year, but only slightly and that Monongahela County’s growth has outpaced the former “boom” of Berkeley and Jefferson counties.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/wvpopulation/</guid>
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		<title>WVU forecast: Morgantown's growth rebounds in 2010</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:41:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/eoc2010/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Job growth in the Morgantown metropolitan area will rebound this year after unusually slow gains in 2009, according to a new forecast released today at the Morgantown Economic Outlook conference.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/eoc2010/</guid>
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		<title>Students help with tax returns</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tax_help/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown residents are already getting a tax break —way before the April 15 tax deadline.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/tax_help/</guid>
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		<title>Area's economic future to be discussed at WVU conference</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 9:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/3/2/area-s-economic-future-to-be-discussed-at-wvu-conference</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Economic Outlook Conference, Wednesday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Waterfront Place Hotel, will examine the area’s economic performance and outlook and the future of the global economic crisis.]]></description>
		<guid>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/3/2/area-s-economic-future-to-be-discussed-at-wvu-conference</guid>
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		<title>Meet football, academic all-star</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/reedwilliams/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For West Virginia University standout senior linebacker Reed Williams, there is life outside of football. Don’t misunderstand. The guy who patrols the middle of the Mountaineers defense and has 57 tackles so far this season is in the crème de la crème of the student-athlete world. His dedication is unwavering, on the football field and in the classroom.]]></description>
		<guid>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/2/24/former-wvu-linebacker-williams-talks-about-academic-football-success</guid>
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		<title>Donation strengthens free-market research</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/02/23/gift-of-125-000-strengthens-wvu-business-research</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Gift of $125,000 strengthens WVU business research.]]></description>
		<guid>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/02/23/gift-of-125-000-strengthens-wvu-business-research</guid>
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		<title>They Beat Pitt!</title>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/acg_cup_winners/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Master of Science in Finance students in the WVU College of Business and Economics beat the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the inaugural Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Cup Thursday and came away with a trophy and $2,500.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/acg_cup_winners/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU prof to head national academic organization</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/houghton_elected/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A West Virginia University professor has been elected president of the national University Council of Industrial Relations and Human Resources Programs (UCIRHRP) in Atlanta.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/houghton_elected/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition finalists gather at WVU Entrepreneurship Center February 19-20 for weekend workshop</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc_finalists/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Fourth Annual Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition will take the next step toward finding the newest state collegiate entrepreneurs February 19-20, as 10 finalists from four different West Virginia educational institutions compete for two $10,000 prizes.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc_finalists/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Joint study on role coal plays in West Virginia economy released by WVU and Marshall University</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bber_coal_study/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A joint study examining the role coal plays in the state economy has been released by the West Virginia University (WVU) Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER). The study was released publicly late last week at the West Virginia Coal Association’s annual Coal Forum in Charleston.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bber_coal_study/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Finance graduate students to compete in Pittsburgh</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/acg_cup/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Five students in the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics Master of Science in Finance program will compete in the inaugural Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Cup.]]></description>
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		<title>Accounting prof cited for service</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/volunteerservice/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In early February, Dr.Presha Neidermeyer, associate professor of accounting, along with 276 WVU students, was recognized for public service at the President’s Volunteer Service Award ceremony.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/volunteerservice/index.htm</guid>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/grants/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ten students at West Virginia University are learning how to think like corporate philanthropists again this semester. They are accepting applications for grants through, Friday, March 19, 2010.  On April 30, 2010 the class will hand out $20,000 to local organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU students meet energy experts</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/alleghenyenergy/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Students from West Virginia University’s MBA and Executive MBA classes learned about the energy market from the experts recently at a seminar sponsored by Allegheny Energy.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/usatoday_houck/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Max Houck, director of forensic business development, was recently interviewed by USA Today for an article on what is being called the Christmas Day Bomber.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/usatoday_houck/</guid>
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		<title>WVU’s Executive MBA goes online</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mba_goes_online/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Busy professionals seeking an MBA degree to advance their careers will have an accredited, flexible option this fall as West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics announced Thursday that it will offer the executive MBA online.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mba_goes_online/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU prominent in national magazine</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/pearsonmagazine/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[When the 50,000 members of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners received their January/February issue of Fraud Magazine, they came face-to-face with Timothy Pearson, WVU professor of accounting.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/pearsonmagazine/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Dean Position Announcement</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/JobPostingforDeanofBEfinal.pdf</link>
		<description><![CDATA[West Virginia University (WVU) is seeking nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Business and Economics. WVU seeks a dynamic and innovative leader who will strengthen the reputation of the College in the academic community and increase the College’s visibility and role in business leadership and economic development.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/JobPostingforDeanofBEfinal.pdf</guid>
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		<title>Double life: Standout WVU linebacker Reed Williams excels in academics, too</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/reedwilliams/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For West Virginia University standout senior linebacker Reed Williams, there is life outside of football. Don’t misunderstand. The guy who patrols the middle of the Mountaineers defense and has 57 tackles so far this season is in the crème de la crème of the student-athlete world. His dedication is unwavering, on the football field and in the classroom.]]></description>
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		<title>Students not Mad Men in advertising's real world</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/studentsmadmen.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the hit television series Mad Men, advertising client presentations in the 1960s were made over scotch on the rocks in a smoke-filled office. Today, however, students at West Virginia University are finding that integrated marketing communications has changed.]]></description>
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		<title>EMBA grad gets $1.3 M contract</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/whiston.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Arria Whiston has a lot to celebrate.  After two and one-half years of study, she just received an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from WVU, and in July, her company was awarded its first federal contract —$1.3 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Meet Patrick Geiger – WVU EMBA grad</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/patrickgeiger.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Geiger graduated with a WVU EMBA degree in December 2009, and he has every right to be relieved. For the past two and one-half years, he has worked hard for the advanced degree, all while helping to open the new Morgantown Fairfield Inn Hotel.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 census and state demographic info</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/demographics/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In April, thousands of census takers will be combing the nation as part of the 2010 census, and in preparation, West Virginia University has established a web site to provide access to census information and much more.]]></description>
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		<title>Student works toward dream business</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/spokeart.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business plan competition winner Robbie Loehr has his new business all twisted up, but he’s hammering things out.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/spokeart.htm</guid>
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		<title>Governor appoints Tom Flaherty to WVU's Board of Governors</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/17/governor-appoints-tom-flaherty-to-wvu-s-board-of-governors</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Governor appoints Tom Flaherty to WVU’s Board of Governors.]]></description>
		<guid>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/17/governor-appoints-tom-flaherty-to-wvu-s-board-of-governors</guid>
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		<title>Five leaders named to state Business Hall of Fame</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/16/five-leaders-named-to-state-business-hall-of-fame</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Five leaders named to state Business Hall of Fame.]]></description>
		<guid>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/16/five-leaders-named-to-state-business-hall-of-fame</guid>
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		<title>State economic outlook forecast</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2009 8:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/outlookNov09.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The state economy is forecast to continue losing jobs through 2009, according to the latest forecast from the WVU College of Business and Economics. The forecast was released at the 16th annual West Virginia Economic Outlook conference in Charleston today.]]></description>
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		<title>Prof featured on Forbes.com</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/03/creative-disruption-forbes-opinons-walmart.html</link>
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		<title>WVU economics professor asserts new theory on gangs and violence
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/gangsandviolence.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics professor Russell Sobel has received the 2009 Georgescu-Roegen Prize for the best academic article published in the Southern Economic Journal.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/gangsandviolence.htm</guid>
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		<title>Thinking about a logo change? Think again.</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/logochange.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[When Marketing Professor Michael Walsh saw an article in the Oct. 3 issue of Newsweek magazine, he just shook his head.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/logochange.htm</guid>
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		<title>West Virginia’s Economy to be Examined at Nov. 11 Conference in Charleston</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/outlook11-11/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The DOW average has broken the 10,000 mark and oil is back over $80/barrel, and many economists believe the recession is over. Where is the national and West Virginia headed and what are some of the challenges facing the state?
To answer this, West Virginia University’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research will issue its 2010 economic forecast for West Virginia at its 16h annual Economic Outlook Conference, 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Nov. 11, at the Charleston Embassy Suites Hotel.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU football legends, team owners to discuss "The Business of Sports"</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/besports/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oliver Luck, two-time Academic All-American who led the Mountaineers to victory in the 1981 Peach Bowl and Sam Huff, NFL Hall of Fame star, will join two team owners for a discussion on “The Business of Sports” Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center.]]></description>
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		<title>Prof. to take business students to Africa to help in HIV/AIDS fight</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/neidermeyerbook/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Neidermeyer’s book defines the disease and explores its history, but its main point is what it will take to defeat it. The authors suggest that the AIDS epidemic will not be quelled by financial aid alone. She and her co-author, Dr. Roger W. Hoerl of GE Global Research and Development in New York, believe the AIDS crisis can be surmounted, and the title of their book Use What You Have points to the solution.
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		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/neidermeyerbook/</guid>
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		<title>WVU professors: Health-care reform should start with better health literacy</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/healthcare.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The health-care reform debate has raged all summer, with lots of arguments pro and con, and much information – some useful, some not.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/healthcare.htm</guid>
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		<title>WVU alum to give free talk</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/alumtalk/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Philip Antoon, Managing Director and the Global Practice Leader of Marsh’s Valuation Services practice, will speak about “Valuation of Intangible Assets” at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 in Room 126 Ming Hsieh Hall.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/alumtalk/</guid>
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		<title>Annual student business plan competition kicks off</title>
		<pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 10:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc09/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —The West Virginia University Entrepreneurship Center in the College of Business and Economics has launched the eighth annual Student Business Plan Competition.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/bpc09/</guid>
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		<title>Mylan cofounder talks about Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal and Daring to Dream</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mylancofounder/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A businessman who has been successful in endeavors ranging from pharmaceutical research to golf tournaments spoke recently on 'Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal and Daring to Dream' at the Waterfront Place Hotel, Morgantown, W.Va.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/mylancofounder/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Marketing professor gives tips to help auto dealerships</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/08/19/7965</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Car dealerships are being cut everywhere, including in West Virginia, but dealers can protect their businesses, according to a recently published journal article by West Virginia University economics professor, Dr. James Brown.]]></description>
		<guid>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/08/19/7965</guid>
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		<title>Harrison County unemployment rate up, but below state and nation, while prices of grocery items fluctuate</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/unemployment_rate/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Harrison County lost 190 jobs from the second quarter of 2008 to the same quarter of 2009, which translates into an annual rate of decline of -0.5 percent, according to a new study released in the Harrison County Economic Monitor, a publication of the WVU College of Business and Economics. This publication is sponsored by the Harrison County Development Authority. ]]></description>
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		<title>Prof's book explores media's role</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/profsbook.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A West Virginia University professor has just published Media, Development, and Institutional Change, a book that investigates the media’s critical role in institutional change and economic development.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/profsbook.htm</guid>
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		<title>Medicaid research report issued in Charleston</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/medicaid_research/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, has released the Mountain Health Choices Beneficiary Report, a performance review of the Mountain Health Choices program.  Mountain Health Choices is a federally approved program within the Bureau for Medical Services at the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/medicaid_research/</guid>
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		<title>Wall St. Journal profiles grad, Silicon Valley CEO</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203517304574305901375020562.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</link>
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		<title>NY Times looks at 1974 graduate</title>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/07/23/business/AP-US-Reynolds-Bio-Box.html?_r=2</link>
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		<title>German students experience Morgantown, US</title>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/germanstudents/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Twenty-one students from Muenster, Germany, are visiting the United States for four weeks, studying collective bargaining and negotiations and sharpening their English skills at the WVU College of Business and Economics.]]></description>
		<guid>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/germanstudents/index.htm</guid>
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		<title>Interim dean to Tweet at fraud conference</title>
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:27:00 EDT</pubDate>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/7877/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[West Virginia University College of Business and Economics Interim Dean Dr. William Trumbull will attend the 2009 Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference July 9-11 in Las Vegas and will use the online social networking mode Twitter to connect with others.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU B &amp; E students test high on national exam</title>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/highscores/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Test scores are in for 54 WVU College of Business and Economics students who graduated last month. The students placed in the top 95 percent of 83,323 students from 564 U.S. business schools.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU professor aims for state's prosperity in Rule of Law</title>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/multimedia/sobelbook.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rule of Law, edited by West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics Professor Russell Sobel, continues a conversation started by Unleashing Capitalism: Why Prosperity Stops at West Virginia Border and How to Fix it.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU accounting professor receives innovation award</title>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/multimedia/riley.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A professor who helped bring the forensic accounting program to West Virginia University is the recipient of a national honor.]]></description>
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		<title>Demographer liaison to U.S. Census Bureau</title>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/news_events/demographer/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[West Virginia University’s College of Business & Economics recently hired the state’s first and only demographer.]]></description>
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		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/news_events/commencement/index.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Susanna Wayt, vice president, human resources, Americas, for Bayer MaterialScience LLC and 1981 graduate of the WVU College of Business and Economics will be the <A href="http://be.wvu.edu/commencement/index.htm">commencement</A> speaker for May 16 at 6 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum.]]></description>
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		<title>WVU College of Business and Economics Class of 2009 May Commencement</title>
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		<title>Students win $20,000 in Business Plan Competition</title>
		<link>http://be.wvu.edu/multimedia/businessplan.htm</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A student who makes bracelets from broken bicycle parts and another who has an idea for a drill rig that can be used to place supports for buildings with failed foundations won this years West Virginia University Statewide Student Business Plan Competition.]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/region_focus/2009/winter/pdf/interview.pdf</link>
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		<title>Students conduct labor negotiations simulation (video)</title>
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		<title>MIS student named Truman Scholar</title>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/7617/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<P>John Armour hopes to give back to his community by using technology and logistics for FEMA and perhaps as WVUs 20th Truman Scholar he will. </P>]]></description>
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		<title>April 16 conference to explore Morgantown's economic future</title>
		<link>http://www.be.wvu.edu/bber/confdescription.htm</link>
		<author>Tim Terman</author>
		<description><![CDATA[For all public and private decision-makers, strategic planners, and analysts who depend on having the best available information on economic trends in our region and nation.]]></description>
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		<title>Students get taste of new hospitality course</title>
		<link>http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/news/page/7585/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new course in <A href="http://www.be.wvu.edu/">West Virginia Universitys College of Business and Economics</A> will open doors for students and could also help the state bolster its work force.]]></description>
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