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    Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  1. PBS announces another round of layoffs; 138 employees affected

    PBS Coals announced Thursday that it has once again reduced its work force.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    PBS Coals announced Thursday that it has once again reduced its work force.   The company informed 138 employees from various sites that they were losing their jobs. In addition to the employees, the Hart mine in Stonycreek Township and Roytown mine...

    Tags: Unemployment, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Friedens, Job Layoffs

    2. Dec 17, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  2. Louis Gaston Helmick Jr., 92, of Fairmont, W.Va.

    Louis Gaston Helmick Jr., 92, of Fairmont, W.Va., died peacefully on Dec. 14, 2012.  He was born July 14, 1920, son of the late Louis G. and Harriet (Smith) Helmick. He attended public school in Fairmont and later, Mercersburg Academy Prep School in Mercersburg. He graduated from Cornell University in 1943 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He then entered the U.S. Army and served as a captain during World War II. In 1947  Mr. Helmick joined Joy Manufacturing Co. of Pittsburgh, where he retired in 1979 as its president and chief operating officer. He held successive assignments at the Franklin and Claremont, N.H., plants. In 1954 he moved to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh as vice president of manufacturing and was successively elected senior vice president, executive vice president, president and chairman. He was elected to the board of directors of Joy Manufacturing in 1958.  After his retirement from Joy Manufacturing in 1979, he served as president and chairman of Helmick Corp. in Fairmont from 1980-1987. He was a member of the American Mining Congress, AIME, National Coal Association, the Coal Mining Institute of America, Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute and served on the board of directors of Bituminous Coal Research Inc. Survivors include his wife Betty Pekar Helmick of Charleston, W.Va., one daughter, Susan T. Helmick of Santa Monica, Calif., two sons, Louis G. Helmick III and daughter-in-law Patricia of Fairmont and David G. Helmick of Fairmont; two grandchildren Garner Helmick and Jennifer Helmick McGlincy, two nephews and one niece. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Susan Helmick and Harriet Wenger. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, MD, 20814  (800) FIGHT CF (344-4823) The family will receive friends at the Ford Funeral Home, R.C. Jones Chapel, 1410 Country Club Road, Fairmont, WV 26554 Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 from Noon to 2 p.m. The committal service will follow the visitation in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.FORDFUNERALHOMES.com.
    Louis Gaston Helmick Jr., 92, of Fairmont, W.Va., died peacefully on Dec. 14, 2012.  He was born July 14, 1920, son of the late Louis G. and Harriet (Smith) Helmick. He attended public school in Fairmont and later, Mercersburg Academy Prep School in...

    Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Mining, Cornell University, Metal and Mineral

    3. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  3. Update: Nobody injured in WEB fire; water service unaffected

    Nobody was injured and damage was minimal from a coal silo fire at a WEB Water treatment facility near Glenham Monday night. Crews from Selby and Aberdeen were on the scene until about 10 Monday night, said Randy Meister, battalion chief with Aberdeen...

    Tags: Water Supply, Fires

    4. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  4. Windber school to invest 500K on heating system replacement

    WINDBER — The Windber school board approved an expenditure Tuesday of about $500,000 to upgrade the high school’s heating system.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    WINDBER — The Windber school board approved an expenditure Tuesday of about $500,000 to upgrade the high school’s heating system.   Pinnacle Plumbing and Heating, of Johnstown, was awarded the bid at $494,500. The work includes replacing two...

    Tags: Students, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning

    5. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Setback dealt to SS Badger on coal ash dumping

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Congress has handed a defeat to owners of a passenger ferry that dumps coal ash into Lake Michigan as it travels between Wisconsin and Michigan.
    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Congress has handed a defeat to owners of a passenger ferry that dumps coal ash into Lake Michigan as it travels between Wisconsin and Michigan. The U.S. House Wednesday passed a Coast Guard reauthorization bill that stripped...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Environmental Issues

    6. Nov 5, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  6. Shade continues land value appeal

    Shade-Central City school board members are appealing a coal reserve value assessment that could alleviate the tax burden on residents.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    Shade-Central City school board members are appealing a coal reserve value assessment that could alleviate the tax burden on residents.   “It would help our school district as well as many others,”  board Vice President Michael Knapp said...

    Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral

    7. Jul 25, 2012 |Story| Jessamine Journal

  7. EPA regulations crowding out aluminum

    Guest Columnist
    Kentuckians weren’t surprised to hear recently that Abound Solar, a federally subsidized solar-power manufacturer, declared bankruptcy. Why should we be? Unintended consequences always accompany each attempt by our Environmental Protection Agency...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Unemployment, Energy, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    8. Dec 17, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  8. Coal industry leaders and environmental activists alike are touting a new, privately funded wastewater treatment plant that will protect and create jobs while cleaning up local waterways.

    Staff Writer
    Rosebud Mining Co. announced last week that construction on a $15 million wastewater treatment plant in St. Michael, Cambria County, will be completed by April. The plant is designed to treat acid mine drainage discharging into the Little Conemaugh River....

    Tags: Energy Saving, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Water Supply, Rivers

    9. Jul 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Extreme energy, extreme weather

    There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train.
    There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Natural Resources, Global Change, Mining

    10. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  10. BREAKING: PBS Coals lays off 138

    PBS Coals, Inc. and its affiliate, RoxCoal, Inc., will immediately idle its Roytown and Hart mines in Somerset County and lay off 138 employees from various sites. The affected employees were officially briefed on the situation today.
    PBS Coals, Inc. and its affiliate, RoxCoal, Inc., will immediately idle its Roytown and Hart mines in Somerset County and lay off 138 employees from various sites. The affected employees were officially briefed on the situation today. PBS attributes the...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Employees, Unemployment, Environmental Issues, Labor Markets

    11. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago City Council approves bulk electricity buying plan 50-0

    The Chicago City Council today unanimously voted to approve a deal for the city to buy electricity in bulk on behalf of residents and small businesses.
    Clout Street
    The Chicago City Council today unanimously voted to approve a deal for the city to buy electricity in bulk on behalf of residents and small businesses. The 50-0 vote gives Mayor Rahm Emanuel permission to ink the deal with Integrys Energy Services as...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Richard F. Mell, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Government

    12. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  12. St. Michael wastewater plant to benefit both the environment and the mining industry

    ST. MICHAEL — Coal industry leaders and environmental activists alike are touting a new, privately funded wastewater treatment plant that will protect and create jobs while cleaning up local waterways.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    ST. MICHAEL — Coal industry leaders and environmental activists alike are touting a new, privately funded wastewater treatment plant that will protect and create jobs while cleaning up local waterways.   Rosebud Mining Co. announced Tuesday that...

    Tags: Energy Saving, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Supply, Water, Rivers

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