CoalfieldDevelopment
@CoalfieldWV
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We are rebuilding the Appalachian economy from the ground up.
Huntington, WV
Joined March 2017
✨Ground Up Gathering is back—and this year, we’re not just talking change, we’re building it—together. 💡 Got a solution? Bring it. 🤝 Need one? Let’s build it. Choose your focus—People, Place, or Prosperity—then dive into:.🧭 Community Dialogue OR.🛠️ Training. ✅JOIN US 9/26!
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🎉 Honored to be named a @jfftweets Work-Based Learning Program Exemplar! 💼⚒️. At Coalfield, our paid training pathways support personal, professional, and academic growth—from rapid certifications to long-term career prep. 🌱🎓. Learn more at
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RT @AscendiumEP: #RuralPostsecondaryEd learners face unique challenges — and unique opportunities. From tech skills to employer-aligned tra….
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📢 Big things happening in Fort Gay, WV!. Our Crews are turning the old high school into affordable senior housing + community space 🙌. Learn more + get help applying for housing!. 📅 Wed 7/30.🕘 9AM–12PM.📍 Front lawn of old high school. Share with a senior who should know!🏡
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🎉 Shoutout to our latest PATH Training grads! Over 5 weeks of paid training, they earned OSHA10, First Aid/CPR/AED, and more certifications—plus hands-on experience with CAT simulators, mini-excavators, and real community projects through Coalfield’s social enterprises. 💪
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Independence is freeing. At Coalfield, we celebrate every win of freedom—freedom from addiction, joblessness, etc. To those undertaking that fight and to those in the service, who have made that fight possible for us all, may you enjoy the independence that you've earned today.
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🎀✂️ A huge thank you to our workforce Crews, project partners, and guests who joined us at last week's ribbon-cutting! At Highwall, we've turned former mine land into cabins, a farm, trails + more—driving tourism and job growth in Mingo County. 🏕️
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🚀 Our CEO, Jacob Hannah, is representing our work at the @jfftweets (Jobs for the Future) Horizons conference and collaborating with incredible practitioners and philanthropists to #BeBrave and shape bold, collective strategies for the future! 💡
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We loved having @WOWK13News visit us this week at our Highwall site! 📺🌄 . Taking job loss and challenging terrain and turning them into people trained, jobs created, and community assets. it's what we do! #CoalfieldDevelopment.
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The tradition of coal mining is crucial to the economy and people of Appalachia, but hundreds of miles of mining land have shut down over the years. That’s why one project is giving a former Mingo …
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🎶 Festival THIS SUNDAY in Princeton, WV—celebrating the 100th birthday of Hazel Dickens, a powerful voice for working people and mountain music. 🎤. 🌟Proceeds benefit @appcitizenslaw's #BlackLungKills initiative, supporting miners and their families. 👉
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Big news! We're excited to share that our CEO, Jacob Hannah, was selected as a 2025 @RockefellerFdn U.S. Big Bets Fellow. He’ll join a group of leaders making a difference in communities and advancing bold, innovative solutions. Check out the full cohort:
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4 Coalfield Crew Members & a Crew Chief led a panel last week, sharing their journeys of training, growth, and leadership. ⭐. 🎤 Assistant Crew Chief Ashley Cain spoke on transformation—emphasizing mentorship and the safety to fail forward. Thanks @HighRocksEdCorp for hosting!
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🎉 We've got a few more spot available on the waitlist for our Heavy Equipment & General Labor PATH Training!. 💪 Paid, hands-on training + certifications.✅ Job prep + job fair. 📅 May 27–June 27 | 📍 Huntington, WV.🚨 Spots are limited — register now:
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📣 3 days to go! We'll be at @HighRocksEdCorp & @First2Network's free #WVWorkforceCoConference—connecting educators, students and jobseekers, employers, and workforce changemakers from across WV. 💼. 📅 May 15-17 |📍Charleston, WV. 👉
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On #MayDay, we stand in solidarity with workers—past, present, and future. ✊. We invest in people often cast aside—folks facing barriers to employment—and equip them with tools to transform places that have been left behind, building lasting prosperity—by and for Appalachia. 🌄
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📣 1 week to go! We’re proud to support @GenerationWV’s #PathwaysToProgress conference—focused on real solutions for WV’s workforce. 💼🌄. 📅 May 8 |📍Charleston, WV.✅ Training & funding.✅ Talent retention.✅ Multigenerational teams.✅ Future of work. 👉
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RT @newdeal4us: Join us in Huntington next Thursday! 🌞. Register @ . We need incentives, policies, and innovative s….
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Workforce transformation in action: 25 local folks just graduated from our PATH training! 👷♂️ With hands-on learning, job prep, and certifications, they’re stepping into new opportunities. We’re proud of this class and all they’re creating for themselves and their communities.💪🌄
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🚀 Check out @GenerationWV's Pathways to Progress conference—an event designed to tackle workforce challenges and unlock new opportunities for employers across WV! . 📅 May 8, 2025. 📍 Charleston Marriott Town Center. Register here:
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RT @newdeal4us: Join us TOMORROW to brainstorm ways to:.♻️ Integrate recycled materials into new supply chains. 🛒 Build marketplaces for ea….
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