* WHO :* Student teams from colleges and universities across the state, including West Virginia University (finalists and proposals listed below); WVU Entrepreneurship Center at the College of Business and Economics ( http://www.be.wvu.edu/ec/ )

* WHAT :* Final round of yearlong WV Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition, an annual contest hosted by the WVU Entrepreneurship Center. The top five teams in the lifestyle category and top five in the innovation category will compete for two $10,000 cash prizes and other startup business services. Each student team will give a 20-minute presentation followed by a question-and-answer period. The event is free and open to the public.

* WHEN :* Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (Note: Categories will run simultaneously due to time constraints.) Winners will be announced at 2:45 p.m. at Hatfields in the Mountainlair.

* WHERE :* Ming Hsieh Hall, G20 /G21, WVU Downtown Campus (map available at http://www.wvu.edu/campusmap/ )

* NOTE :* Media planning to attend any of the student presentations or the check presentations (good photo/video op) are asked to contact Tim Terman with the College of Business and Economics, 304-293-7760.

* FINALISTS , MAJORS AND PLANS *

* INNOVATION CATEGORY *

Deep Sticks Drilling Inc.

James Kearns, WVU , Multidisciplinary Studies

Design, manufacture, sell, lease and maintain stabilizing drilling equipment

Green Bridge

Libby Callicoat, Marshall University, Geography

Christabel Danby-Cobbina, Marshall University, Biotechnology

Turn local waste into locally manufactured products that are needed locally

Lycaon

Evan Falkenstine, WVU , Business Administration

Tim Weadon, WVU , Mechanical Engineering

Dan Ingold, WVU , Mechanical Engineering

Kent Kicher, WVU , Mechanical Engineering

Device to turn any personal vehicle into a hybrid

Thermo 1 Inc.

Jodi Todd, WVU , Finance

A green energy corporation located in Fairmont

Wake Strap

Nic Wilson, West Virginia Wesleyan, Marketing

Brandon Newsom, WVU , Electrical Engineering

Waterproof remote control device for stereo system to be used by skiers and boarders

* LIFESTYLE CATEGORY *

Kolko

Niya Apostolova, Concord University, Marketing/Management

Web-based shopping comparison and intelligent buying platform for Bulgaria

Mountaineer Bay Family Resort and Entertainment Mall

Bradley Monahan, WVU , Multidisciplinary Studies

Morgan Yates, WVU , Journalism/Advertising

Amit Patel, WVU , Finance

Year-round family aquatic resort located in north-central West Virginia

Nutrio

Jason Buckley, Marshall University, Marketing

Diet analyzer device that will keep a running total of the nutritional content the user has consumed for the day

Prison Literacy Program

Barbara Blankenship, Glenville State College, Elementary Education

Reseller of used paperback books to inmates currently housed in state and federal correctional institutions in West Virginia

SpokeArt

Robert Loehr, WVU , Mechanical Engineering

Company specializing in the production of fashion accessories constructed mostly out of recycled bicycle parts