We hope you are reading this column on the sidelines of the West Virginia Coal Show 2025 as you take in the vendors at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in West Virginia’s capital city. If you are, we welcome you to our second-ever expo and hope you have a great event – if you find myself or any of…
Read MoreLess than a week remains before the doors open at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in West Virginia for the second West Virginia Coal Show on April 15-16. The show, which will extend across a main show floor, coliseum space and main lobby areas, will bring together top suppliers and service companies with decision makers in the coal industry…
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m an optimist. I’m of the belief that, if you want a positive outcome, an optimistic attitude is the bare minimum requirement to see it through. In this industry, and many others with tides like it, it just makes sense to keep that in mind, even if sometimes it sits in…
Read MoreDuring the West Virginia Mining Symposium, which took place March 26-27 in Charleston alongside the West Virginia Coal Show, the West Virginia Coal Association recognized and celebrated exemplary mine safety and environmental excellence achievements of mining industry operations across the state. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training co-sponsor…
Read MoreThat’s a wrap! The first-ever West Virginia Coal Show has closed and has been deemed a success by organizers, exhibitors and guests alike, and a buzz is already growing for the 2025 event. Attendance numbers and the number of exhibits at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center far exceeded expectations, despite a first day soaked with rain. The second day…
Read MoreThe West Virginia Coal Show 2024 entered its second and final day today in Charleston, W.Va., with returning large crowds on the show floor taking in special features and great industry conversation. Doors opened once again at 10 a.m. at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, with many new faces picking up pre-registration badges and signing up on-site. The West…
Read MoreThe first day of the first-ever West Virginia Coal Show, being held March 26 and 27 in the state’s capital city of Charleston, is in the books with thousands in attendance and a sold-out floor of exhibitors enjoying a great crowd. Doors opened to the exhibition floor at 10 a.m., with lines forming quickly for both pre-registered name tags as…
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It’s arrived. The countdown clock on the show web site has reached zero. After nearly a year of planning, the inaugural West Virginia Coal Show is a reality. Being held in conjunction with the 50th West Virginia Coal Association Symposium, both promise to energize and excite – even for those who couldn’t make it here to join us. As we…
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The welcome mat is out – SEMCO Publishing and North American Mining magazine is just days away from opening the doors to the West Virginia Coal Show 2024, a two-day exposition at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in West Virginia. Exhibition space is sold out, and great crowds from the state, region, country and even beyond are expected for…
Read MoreWest Virginia Governor Jim Justice has issued a Proclamation declaring the week of March 25-29, 2024 as “Coal Days of West Virginia” to honor and recognize coal mining, which has been a foundational industry in West Virginia, providing countless high-paying industrial jobs and contributing immensely to West Virginia’s overall economic health. It further acknowledges the West Virginia Coal Association, which…
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