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“Forge Ahead” by Frank Vitale Earns National Silver Award for Excellence in Business Literature
Morgantown, WV – July 7, 2025 – Forge Ahead: The Blueprint to Creating a Winning Strategy in Business, Life, and Wrestling, authored by Frank Vitale, has been honored with a Silver Award in a nationally recognized review process evaluating excellence in...
During a Pentagon ceremony the Secretary of the Army appoints five new civilian aides
By U.S. Army Public Affairs - December 4, 2024 WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth swore in the following five new Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army during an investiture ceremony at the Pentagon on Dec. 3, 2024: Lester Lumbad from Las...
The Dominion Post: Morgantown man among 5 civilian aides appointed by Pentagon.
Secretary of the Army, Hon. Christine Wormuth, hosts a Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) Investiture ceremony to five new CASAs at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes on Tuesday. The five new CASAs are Lester Lumbar (NV-S), Ricardo Morales (RI),...
WAJR: Morgantown Businessman Appointed As Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– A Morgantown businessman has been named as West Virginia’s only Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA). Frank Vitale has been appointed as the West Virginia CASA by the 25th Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, where he will help...
The Dominion Post: Vitale named to lead statewide business investment network
Frank Vitale, founder and president of Forge, spoke with the Dominion Post on his new role as President of Country Roads Angel Network. CRAN, West Virginia's first accredited Angel Investment Network, provides exciting, new opportunities for entrepreneurs and...
Forge Hires Ben Garletts as Vice President and Chief Strategist
MORGANTOWN — Forge, a strategic planning and consulting firm in Morgantown, is pleased to announce Ben Garletts as its vice president and chief strategist. Garletts, a Preston County native, has more than a decade of experience as a strategic planner and...
Forge CEO named President of Country Roads Angel Network
Frank Vitale, founder and president of Forge, will take helm of West Virginia’s first accredited Angel Investment Network MORGANTOWN -- Forge, a strategic planning and consulting firm in Morgantown, is pleased to announce that its President and CEO,...
Firm Helps Military Veterans Forge New Career as Entrepreneurs
West Virginia has an untapped market of entrepreneurs just waiting to be called into action. The Mountain State is home to thousands of men and women who served in the military. And Forge, a Morgantown-based business strategy firm, believes these veterans have the...
WV News: Maryland-based NanoBioFAB partners with West Virginia University to improve AI-powered clinical simulators
Read the article by Chris Slater on WV News. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The name may not slide off the tongue just yet, but NanoBioFAB, a minority woman-owned nanotech startup in the Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc. is hoping to revolutionize...