EDUCATION Melissa R. Kerin, associate professor of art history at Washington and Lee University, has been selected as the next Roger Mudd professor of ethics and director of the university’s Roger Mudd Center for Ethics. She will serve for three years beginning July 1. Kerin Kerin first arrived at W&L in 2011 as an assistant…
ASHLAND From patterns to fabric to sewing tools, Best Friends Fabric & More has everything you may need to begin your quilting journey. Best Friends Fabric & More had an Ashland Alliance ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning for the grand reopening of a sewing and quilting shop located at 2007 Carter Avenue in Ashland. Store owners…
It’s hard to put a price on great mentorship, but Donny and Amanda Wentworth Kemick, both 2004 graduates of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, are doing their best to repay Donny Kemick’s college mentor, Don Lewicki. The Kemicks have pledged $10,000 to Pitt-Bradford to create the Donald C. Lewicki Technology Fund to provide scholarships…
An Omaha company that provides data and document management services to the United States Patent and Trademark Office abruptly closed its office last week and laid off nearly its entire workforce of more than 200 people. In a Nov. 30 letter addressed to the Nebraska Department of Labor, FSC Edge said it was notified Nov….
The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about an exploding e-cigarette battery — bought at a Lincoln truck stop — that injured an over-the-road truck driver in Pennsylvania. But the issue at play wasn’t whether the lithium ion rechargeable batteries exploded in John Griffith II’s pants pocket, causing him serious burns. The question…
Bia Espinoza, owner of Susa’s Sweets & Balloons, stands at her pop-up shop located inside Union Bank Place on Thursday. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star Graduation day is nearing at Union Bank Place, where Bia Espinosa’s pop-up cake and balloon shop will soon end its four-month run in the downtown bank’s refurbished lobby. “I’ve learned so…
Walton resident Kim Petroccia hopes to bring services that are a cut above to her Unadilla salon. Together with stylist Kyle Gill, Petroccia launched Creative Cuts by Kim & Kyle on Sept. 29. The 187 Main St., Suite C, Unadilla salon marks Petroccia’s third business. “We were just looking to get out on our own…
Volunteers untangle miles of string Christmas lights to decorate Spiva Park. A young woman stands outside Christene’s Curiosities for hours in order to paint an intricate winter wonderland setting on the business’s windows. Blue Moon Boutique’s entrance is suddenly filled with an array of colorful tinsel trees and decor. For downtown Joplin businesses, the holiday…
RUSSELL Representatives of TC Energy appeared at Russell Area Technology Center to hand-deliver a check of $20,150. Staff, students and community members of RATC gathered Thursday afternoon to acknowledge the significance of the grant issued and partnership between TC Energy. The grant will support RATC’s efforts in providing education and training to students in the…
Rachel Andreoli For The Sentinel Cumberland County has no shortage of residents with unique talents and independent spirits. From artists to mechanics, office workers to outdoor professionals, these entrepreneurs showcase the best of what businesses in the county have to offer. Every week, The Sentinel’s Small Business Spotlight will feature these people and share their…