The ninth annual edition of Hospitality University took place at the Greenbrier Resort, January 26th through the 28th with over 250 industry professionals and students in attendance.

Folio: announced its 2015 list of Top Women in Media, honoring for the first time a West Virginia business owner, Nikki Bowman, founder of New South Media. This annual program celebrates the creativity, innovation, and accomplishments of women in the magazine media industry-despite the daily hurdles they may face.

Preservation Alliance of West Virginia gives Nikki Bowman and New South Media their 2013 WV Media Award for her dedication to the ongoing conservation and the dissemination of West Virginia’s culture, as well as the promotion of West Virginia’s heritage tourism sites and businesses through multiple magazine publications.