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2022 Virginia Business Person of the Year: Jim McGlothlin
United Co. chairman trusts his gut
Jim McGlothlin had never really thought much about paintings. He was more of a music guy, a fan of Elvis, whom he saw in concert six months before the King’s
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Coronado announces $169M coal mining expansion
Aussie company to add 181 jobs at Buchanan County mine
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Coronado Global Resources Inc., an Australian producer of metallurgical coal, will invest $169.1 million to expand coal mining operations at its Buchanan Mine Complex, located about 10 miles southeast of
Coal waste project launches in SW Va.
Evolve Central Appalachia is led by Virginia Tech center
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A public-private project to evaluate the critical minerals in coal waste products in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky launched Wednesday with a community meeting in the Virginia Highlands Small Business
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Clean slate
Power utilities, state government look to carbon-free future
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On April 17, 2020, with a flourish of the pen, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam reshaped the future of energy production in the commonwealth. Signing the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA)
Va. Coalfield Economic Development Authority establishes $1M Renewable Energy Fund
Funding to assist renewable energy projects, component manufacturing
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The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) announced Thursday it has established a $1 million Renewable Energy Fund from coal tax credit funds. “With the establishment of the Renewable Energy
Six SWVA projects receive ARC funding
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More than $3.9 million in funding will go toward recovery health programs, broadband infrastructure expansion, workforce development, natural gas line improvements and rural tourism and job growth efforts in Southwest
Contura Energy temporarily closing several Va. mines
Move is being made due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) was notified Friday morning that Tennessee-based Contura Energy is temporarily closing nearly all of its coal mines in Virginia in response