J. P. Technical Services, Inc. with Jonathan Pruitt as owner was approved at the last Board of Directors meeting on August 28th. J.P. Technical Services is out of London, KY and services the mining industry in several states.

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For the week ended September 01, 2012:
West Virginia coal production totaled 2.33 million tons for the week. Down from 2.41 million for the same week last year. Overall, West Virginia coal production is down 5.4 percent from last year – at 128.6 million tons versus 136 million tons last year.

National coal production remains off 3.1 percent from last year – at 1.04 billion tons versus 1.08 billion tons last year.

The West Virginia Coal Association is continuing its outreach efforts across West Virginia and across the rest of the country.

·       Approximately 200 people turned out last week for a rally co-sponsored by the West Virginia Coal Association, Friends of Coal, Citizens for Coal and the Friends and Families of Coal, in Beckley. The rally was held at the Madison Convention Center and included presentations by WVCA Senior VP Chris Hamilton, VP Jason Bostic and Citizens for Coal President Roger Horton and others on issues related to the Obama EPA’s ongoing war on coal.  We received good media coverage including television stations WCHS and WSAZ.

The September episode of the Coal Seam television show is now airing on your local public access channels. Our special guests this month include WVU Head Football Coach Dana Holgorsen and Marshall University Head Football Coach Doc Holliday as they discuss the final installment of the Friends of Coal Bowl and their respective schools’ prospects for the upcoming season. Tune in for a fun and exciting Coal Seam.

The West Virginia Coal Association, the Friends of Coal and several other coal industry groups continue to expand their social media presence. Our efforts so far, without the use of paid web advertising, have been very successful. We have added another Friends of Coal state page for North Carolina that has been well-received.

As it stands, Friends of Coal – West Virginia continues to grow. It is up to approximately 3,000 likes and reaches an average of about 40,000 each week.  Friends of Coal – Virginia has seen phenomenal growth over the past week and is now up to 3,000 likes and an average reach of about 65,000 per week.  Our newest state page – Friends of Coal- North Carolina – is already up to 1000 likes in less than a week and is reaching an average of 15,000 each week. Friends of Coal Ohio and Friends of Coal Pennsylvania are slower growing, with both pages seeing about 250 likes and reaching approximately 20,000 people per week combined.