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2010 Young Guns

By Jennifer Nugent

For 11 years now, West Virginia Executive has been highlighting an elite class of West Virginians. Every year, hundreds of nominations are sorted through and narrowed down to a small group of 10 to 12 passionate, intelligent, determined, forward-thinking individuals who share three common traits: success in their careers, a desire to give back to their communities and, above all, a deep-rooted resolve to ensure that West Virginia’s best days are not behind her but are, in fact, just ahead. {Full article available here}

Just a Girl: Women Executives in the Mountain State

by Emily Bennington

Nationally, we control 85 percent of consumer purchases. Our businesses are outperforming in the recession, and we earn six out of 10 advanced degrees awarded today. So why do we make up a mere 3 percent of the CEOs in Fortune 500 companies, 17 percent of all members of the U.S. House of Representatives and only 14 percent of all state governors? {Full article available here}