Last week’s Annual Joint Meeting of the Association and the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute was most successful with a wide array of speakers that included Governor Manchin, Consol Energy’s COO Bart Hyita, Massey CEO Don Blankenship, Southern States Energy Board Executive Secretary Ken Nemeth and WVU Economics Professor Jeff Sobol. The two-day event was highlighted with the induction of Brett Harvey (Consol Energy) and Don Nicewonder (former Premium Energy and others) into the West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame. While Brett was officially inducted Friday evening, Don was unable to attend as he is recovering from recent surgery. Don’s official induction will be held during next year’s banquet.
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