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The latest billboard that we have posted on our two primary (FOC-WV and FOC National) is attached below. The post is doing very well. In 13 hours it has been viewed almost 18,256 times on the FOC-National page and 11,400 times on the FOC-WV page. Looks like this one is going viral very quickly and likely have a good run over the weekend. See the full billboard at the Friends of Coal facebook page https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Friends-of-Coal/167786029923661 and the Friends of Coal West Virginia page https://www.facebook.com/#!/friendsofcoal
The National Friends of Coal page has a following of 26,074 people while the Friends of Coal West Virginia page has 17,255 likes.
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We have been informed by the Department of Motor Vehicles that a FOC motorcycle license plate has been approved and will be available for application shortly. We will keep you posted on this exciting news. This will be the FIRST specialty plate for motorcycles in WV.
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Pocahontas Coal Association will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, March 27th at 7 p.m. at the Princeton Elks Club. For additional information contact Jason Fannin at (276) 623-2914 or (276) 698-5317
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Nicholas J. DeIuliis will be promoted to President and CEO of CONSOL Energy and J. Brett Harvey will become Executive Chairman. These changes will take effect immediately after CONSOL Energy’s annual meeting of shareholders on May 7, 2014.
Kathleen Cullen has been named Coordinator for the Development of Major and Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives at WVU Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources.
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The WV State Property Tax Department has made arrangements to hold a seminar where they will discuss the “Annual Appraisal Report For The Production of Coal”, also known as “The Active Return.” With the passage of SB 401, there have been several changes to this report making the seminar beneficial for coal company representatives and/or agents that will be acting on behalf of coal companies to attend this seminar.
The seminar will be held at Alpha Natural Resources’ RRLA “Running Right Leadership Academy”, 300 Running Right Way, Julian, WV 25529 on March 25, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Space is limited, so it is imperative that you RSVP to susan.k.ratliff@wv.gov or go to http://www.state.wv.us/taxrev/ptdweb/index.html
Reserved seating will be accepted by date of receipt of RSVP.
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According to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly production report, year-to-date U.S. metallurgical exports through January 2014 were down 7.4% as compared to the same period last year (5mt v. 5.5mt) and steam coal exports were off by 11.6% (3.4mt v. 3.9mt). Coal imports were up by 63% for the same year-to-date period (1mt v. 0.6mt). West Virginia’s 2014 year-to-date production, through 3/15, was down 2.4% statewide when compared to the same period in 2013 (23.5mt v. 24.1mt), with northern WV production down 2.1% (8.5mt v. 8.7mt) and southern WV was off 2.5% (15mt v. 15.4mt). U.S. year-to-date production through 3/15 was down 2.7% (198.9mt v. 204.3mt). There were 118,480 railroad cars loaded last week in the United States.
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The 2014 Joint Spring Meeting of the WV Coal Association, WV Coal Mining Institute and the CAS/SME will be held on May 7-9 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, WV. The agenda and registration information can be obtained from the WVCA offices by e-mailing: sdavison@wvcoal.com. As mentioned, the Hall of Fame induction will be on Thursday evening.
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The WV Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety will hold a meeting on Monday, March 24, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center. The Board will review comments submitted on the Board’s Proposed Rule on Underground Haulage Safety. The comment period ended March 11, 2014.
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At its March 19th Board of Directors’ meeting the Lumos Networks was approved for membership into the West Virginia Coal Association. Ericka Duncan, their Public Affairs & Marketing Coordinator will serve as their representative. Welcome to Lumos!