Two retreat seminars were held between Marshall University and Ashland Oil, Inc. of Ashland, Kentucky and Marshall University and Huntington Alloy, Inc., of Huntington, West Virginia during 1977-78 to identify key problems of mutual concern and prepare a set of recommendations for consideration by the management of both institutions. This report provides a chronology of activities, project summaries, and final recommendations of both Joint Ventures groups, the joint summary of recommendations for Marshall University, implementation of recommendations, and the proposals for the Center for Regional Progress and the Institute for the Arts. (SPG)