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Small Communities,
BIG Solutions

The Alliance for Economic Development of Southern West Virginia, the West Virginia Community Development Hub and Coalfield Development are teaming up once again to shine a spotlight on southern West Virginia by hosting the Small Communities, Big Solutions Conference.

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10 Years Rebuilding Appalachia

2020 is Coalfield Development’s 10 year anniversary - a full decade of rebuilding the Appalachian economy from the ground up!

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Support Coalfield Development

Your support plays a vital role in accomplishing our mission of inspiring the courage to grow, activating the creativity to innovate, and cultivating communities of opportunity in central Appalachia.

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Want to Start a New Career?

Visit our Job Board to find new opportunities available at Coalfield Development, including WRAPS Trainee positions which follow our 33-6-3 workforce development model.

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Our Economic Impact

We are inspiring the courage to grow, activating the creativity to innovate, and cultivating communities of opportunity in central Appalachia through three core capabilities.

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What Folks Are Saying...

Several notable individuals acknowledge our work. See what they have to say about Coalfield Development and the impact we have on Appalachia.

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Rebuilding the Appalachian economy
from the ground up.

We believe in developing the potential of Appalachian places and people as they experience challenging moments of economic transition by unlocking people’s creative power to transform perceived problems into opportunities in the communities we call home.

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Unfinished Live

Unfinished Live is an online show of 4 episodes that explores what’s possible now and how to make change happen…

October 26, 2020

Celebrating 10 Years

Coalfield Development (Coalfield), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization headquartered in Wayne, West Virginia, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

August 21, 2020

$1.7M Grant Awarded for Revitalization Project in Matewan

Last year, Coalfield Development purchased three historic buildings in downtown Matewan. These structures are known locally as the “Nenni” buildings…

August 4, 2020

Be The You Want To See.

People Trained in
New Economic Sectors!

New Businesses
Supported and Grown!

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New Jobs Have
Been Created!

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in New Investment
Attracted to the Region!

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SQ FT of Formerly Abandoned
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Incubating and Investing in Employment-Based Social Enterprises

We wholly or partially own a family of employment-based social enterprises designed to diversify the regional economy to be less dependent on coal...

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Facilitating Professional, Personal, and Academic Development for People Facing Barriers to Employment

Coalfield development trains unemployed people in modern workforce skills. Throughout the year, we facilitate dozens of learning opportunities for community members...

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Leading and Collaborating on Community-Based Revitalization Projects

As a licensed general contractor, Coalfield can advance bold, creative projects in deep collaboration with the communities we serve. Our projects are designed and ultimately owned by the community...

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Rebuilding the Appalachian economy from the ground up. We believe in developing the potential of Appalachia through the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit.

Support Coalfield Development in rebuilding the Appalachian economy.

Rebuilding the Appalachian economy
from the ground up.