Thursday, January 30, 2014
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Jeff Barnes sits in his Huntington office that opened weeks ago. The Barnes Agency owner is now enjoying success in two locations.
Barnes Agency thrives By Justin Waybright justin@thecabellstandard.com
Walking through local hospitals as vice president of marketing and public affairs, Jeff Barnes never thought he'd be where he is today. In 2003, he took a leap of faith. It paid off. The local family man opened his own marketing and public affairs office in Hurricane. Now, he is enjoying the fruits of his labor. The Huntington resident is watching his marketing and public relations company - the Barnes Agency - take off, winning multiple awards from the American Advertising Federation and adding a second office in Huntington. "We've continued, especially in the last couple years, to grow at a very rapid rate," Barnes said. "We've doubled in growth in the last two years alone, and that growth will continue in the years to come." The public affairs professional continued, "I'm stoked about this agency - there has been a lot of changes in advertising, and I'm glad we're on the positive end of SEE AGENCY ON PAGE 4
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Capito tours Blenko, talks issues By Kelly Stadelman kelly@theputnamstandard.com
During a visit to Blenko Glass, Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito heard about a need for lower energy prices as well as concerns about uncertainty in health care regulations. Capito, who officially filed to run for U.S. Senate last week, visited the landmark glass factory in Milton Friday afternoon. She visited with workers and talked with Vice President and Operations Manager Katie Trippe. “Our industry needs help,” Trippe said. “We need to change the natural gas regulations to make a more open market or create competition in West Virginia … Here we are sitting on top of natural gas and we can’t get it at a lower price. “There is also health care. As a company we want to provide it to our 47 employees. We looked into the new plans but are expecting to pay 50 percent more next year because there is only
After watching Blenko artisans make hand-blown glass, U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito had the opportunity to make a vase during her visit to Blenko on Friday. Here she reheats the vase before it is finished. one provider in the state. We are locked into our current plan for a year, but we want to be able to apply to a nationwide pool.” Capito responded by saying
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Cabell County students will make up six school days due to emergency weather conditions that shut down schools in December and January. The make-up days include March 7, April 21, May 22, May 23, May 27 and May 28. There is one more make-up day in the calendar if the county has another snow day. It falls on April 4. If extra days are needed beyond that, the board of education would have to schedule the make-
better if we had competition and you could buy health care insurance across state lines,” she said. SEE CAPITO ON PAGE 9
Haenlein receives award
Weather causes school calendar changes By Amanda White
she understood the concerns and challenges faced by Blenko and other small businesses in the area. “I understand that it would be
up day on one of the three instructional support and enhancement (ISE) days. Any days beyond 10 missed school days would require the board to extend the school year. “Cabell County has been lucky in recent years that the weather hasn’t caused excessive snow days and cancellations,” said Lenora Richardson, Director of Curriculum and Assessment for the Board of Education. “This year has not been that lucky.” Make-up days ensure that students have 180 days of schools
George Haenlein, resident at Midland Meadows Senior Living in Ona, received the “Remember Me” award from the West Virginia Health Care Association. Haenlein was one of six long term care residents honored by the association during a special ceremony at Great Hall of the Culture Center in Charleston on Jan. 22. He accepted the award in person and was joined by staff members from Midland Meadows as well as family members. The Remember Me award recognizes inspiring life stories of residents living in West Vir-
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SEE HAENLEIN ON PAGE 3
George Haenlein received the “Remember Me” award from the West Virginia Health Care Association. Courtesy of John Sibold.
Inside This Week: COUNTY AIMS TO FIX ISSUES - PAGE 3 ELECTION FILINGS - PAGE 4 BALANCING JOBS AND SCHOOL - PAGE 16
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