On August 4, 2004, in an interview on The Daily Show before Wise's withdrawal, Phillip "Icky" Frye told Rob Corddry that he was running for governor, despite being unqualified, to be a nuisance to Wise.
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In one instance, the state issued $215 million in grants to spur $1 billion investment in projects, such as the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, Cabela's, the Marshall University Biotechnology Development Center and the West Virginia High Technology Consortium.
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In August 2011, Wise was named to The NonProfit Times "Power & Influence Top 50," an annual listing of the fifty most influential executives in the nonprofit sector.
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His wife is Amy Shuler Goodwin, who has served as a spokesperson for Governors Bob Wise and Earl Ray Tomblin.
The band's performance at the 2002 Continental Tire Bowl prompted West Virginia Governor Bob Wise to demand an apology from the band and the school for its portrayal of West Virginia residents.