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Seven Bordas & Bordas attorneys make W.Va. ‘Super Lawyers’ list

WHEELING — Seven attorneys at Bordas & Bordas have been selected to the 2025 West Virginia Super Lawyers list. Bordas & Bordas attorneys Jamie Bordas, Geoffrey Brown, Linda Bordas, Scott Blass, Jason Causey, Richard Monahan and Mike Prascik were selected as 2025 West Virginia Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide ...

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CHANGES: The Cedar One Group has announced a series of staffing changes in its efforts to serve the needs of area customers. Ryan Gorman is a licensed West Virginia Real Estate Agent working out of the Cedar One Weirton office, specializing in both residential and commercial properties. He has a background in business and sports management, and is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University with a degree in sports management and a minor in entrepreneurship. He currently is pursuing an MBA at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. Beyond real estate, Gorman has worked at several ...

Bev & Haily’s Beat Boxing Fitness opens at new location in Weirton

WEIRTON — If you’re looking for a fun beat to help you in your fitness journey, a local business has a program, and a new location, for you. Bev & Haily’s Beat Boxing Fitness, owned by mother-daughter duo Beverly Reid and Haily Prantil, recently opened at its new location, 1900 ...

Franciscan names Flannery VP of finance

STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville announced the appointment of Patrick Flannery as the new vice president of finance. Flannery brings more than two decades of senior leadership in finance to the role, including 14 years as vice president for finance and treasurer at Hillsdale College in Michigan. At Hillsdale, he led the financial affairs division, managed an institutional budget exceeding $200 million, and played a key role in strengthening the college’s financial position, growing total assets from $643 million to more than $2 billion and increasing its ...

Wilkerson to lead NE Ohio Farm Credit sales team

WOOSTER, Ohio — Farm Credit Mid-America has announced the promotion of Seth Wilkerson to regional vice president for northeast Ohio. In his new role, Wilkerson leads sales team members serving customers in 20 counties from the cooperative’s Mansfield, Wooster, Norwalk, Alliance and ...

Ironworkers Local 549 holds student welding competition

WHEELING — Some of the top welding students from around the Ohio Valley were able to test their skills and compare themselves to other regional students Wednesday morning, as the Ironworkers Local 549 in Wheeling held a welding contest for high school and vocational school welders. Thirteen welders from five local schools – Belmont County Career Center, Harrison County Career Center, Swiss Hills Career Center, Brooke High School and John Marshall High School – entered this inaugural competition. They performed both a vertical and overhead weld and professionals judged their ...