Coalfield Blog

We Are a Communities Thrive Challenge Finalist!

Coalfield Development has been named one of 20 finalists in the Communities Thrive Challenge, a $10-million funding opportunity launched by The Rockefeller Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative…

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Huntington is a Gateway of Opportunity for Appalachia

I have great respect for Dave Peyton and have enjoyed his writing for many years. As someone working to develop this city and all of central Appalachia toward its full potential, I actually don’t take personal offense to the article…

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Economic Development

Community development in central Appalachia can sometimes feel like spinning wheels in mud. The harder you try, the worse the problem gets…

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