Brothers gear up with new truck parts shop
January 27, 2016Huntington’s Central City Truck Parts serves Class 8 trucks, pickups and autos The new Central City Truck Parts shop is now available in Huntington to provide parts for vehicles in a range of sizes. Central City Truck Parts specializes in Class 6 – 8 heavy duty trucks, but can also serve automobiles and light trucks. The enterprise is located in a renovated commercial space on 1503 Washington Avenue. After years of learning about car and truck equipment while working for others, Blufford Blake felt driven to open his own business. Assisted by his brother Mike, Blufford partnered with his wife...
Online survey asks West Virginia small businesses about needs, challenges
January 21, 2016CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Small businesses in West Virginia have a chance to tell the state what they need to succeed. The West Virginia Small Business Development Center invites owners to share feedback regarding their business challenges and priorities in a confidential online survey on wvsbdc.org/westvirginia. The survey can be completed in about 10 minutes. The window of opportunity to take it is open 24 hours a day, but closes at midnight, Friday, Feb. 19. The survey is open to all small businesses in the state, whether they have been clients of WVSBDC or not. A small business is defined as...
Retired Fire Captain tees up with new indoor golf business
December 16, 2015A lot of people take up playing golf when they retire. When former Captain Brett Gaeger retired from the City of Huntington Fire Department, he decided to take a swing at running a new indoor golf business. Greenside Indoor Golf opened in November in a newly renovated building in downtown Huntington. The golf simulator business houses three bays of professional golf simulators, with room for expansion, and a private room for parties. Gaeger and his wife Terri, a Fairland Elementary school teacher, both work in the business and offer hands-on help with the simulators. Gaeger approached the West Virginia Small...