Download PDF Businesses assisted by the Virginia Coalfield ... 5,500 in Wise County and Norton and 3,900 in Tazewell County. “Challenged with the declining coal mining industry, VCEDA attracted ...

The two ships, contracted by Naval Sea Systems Command, are expected to be completed by June 2036. (VirginiaBusiness.com) LS ...

Democrats are debating the merits of elderly leaders blocking younger lawmakers from power by not stepping down after Rep. Gerry Connolly died at 75.

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As President Trump pledges to revive “beautiful” coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But ...

Two West Virginia coal miners with black lung disease testified before a federal judge on Wednesday during a hearing on the Trump administration’s decision to effectively shutter a program that ...

Morgantown, West Virginia — In West Virginia's coal country, Marion Tennant says he was destined to work in the mines. "That was the only thing in this area when I graduated high school ...

In Southwest Virginia, we've long known the value of what's beneath our feet. For generations, coal has powered the region's ...

Republicans have blamed environmental regulations enacted during the Obama and Biden administrations for the downfall of the country’s coal industry. States such as West Virginia were left ...

A judge has ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs in a unit of a small U.S. health agency CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A judge on ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs the federal government implemented in a ...