Huntington, WV, –Last week, Coalfield Development Corporation’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Jacob Hannah, current Chief Conservation Officer, to be the next Chief Executive Officer of the West Virginia-based nonprofit. Hannah will assume the position effective January 1, 2024.
As a close partner of Coalfield Development, I wanted you to hear some important news directly from me.
Coalfield Development Corporation and West Virginia based solar developer Solar Holler jointly announced a partnership to train 100 new solar workers in the next 18 months.
Huntington, W.Va. (Oct. 5, 2022) – The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, recently announced a $185,000 grant to Coalfield Development as part of its 2022 Water and Environment Grant Program.
President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Senator Joe Manchin announced on Friday, September 2 that the U.S. Economic Development Administration has chosen the Appalachian Climate Technologies Coalition (“ACT Now Coalition”) for a package of grant awards totaling $62.8 million, leveraged with another $26 million in match from non-federal sources, for economic development projects in southern West Virginia coalfield communities
Last Friday, I had the honor of joining Senator Manchin, UMWA President Cecil Roberts, AARP representatives, industry leaders, and local citizens to discuss the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act.
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