Consultant: Coal mine hiring moving forward Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:07 pm, Thursday, March 7, 2013 (AP) — A Virginia consulting company seeking out-of-work coal miners says it is moving forward with plans to place workers in hundreds of jobs at idled mines in Virginia and Kentucky. Reopening mines is the quicker way to put people to work but it takes time through federal laws and state laws to do it. Speculation about the ... Read More