Massey Energy, Boone County’s leading employer, will build a Regional Headquarters at Wash Branch Road, just off Corridor G (U.S. 119), in Boone County. The three-story, 51-000 square foot building will open in the Summer of 2008, and will employ approximately 120 people. Massey will consolidate its Charleston and Chapmanville offices, putting the company closer to mining operations in Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky.

A ground-breaking ceremony for the new multi-million dollar facility was held October 29, 2007, featuring Massey’s top executives and local officials. The new office building will feature a cafeteria and fitness center. The company also has plans to build an Employee Training Center near the building.

“This new building’s central location will better support Massey’s projected growth and symbolizes our commitment to the region,” said Don Blankenship, Massey’s president and CEO.

Larry V. Lodato, director of the Boone County Community and Economic Development Corp., said Massey is an important part of Boone County’s economy with over 1,500 local employees, and applauded the company for its community involvement in various projects for the youth and seniors of Boone County, and for its vision for the future in the coalfields of Southern West Virginia.

“Massey Energy’s commitment to Boone County is unsurpassed,” Lodato said. “This project alone will result in $120,000 in annual tax revenue for the county coffers.”

MASSEY GROUND BREAKING: Breaking ground on Massey Energy's new 51,000 square foot Regional Headquarters facility in Boone County were: left to right, Baxter Phillips, Massey's executive vice president and chief administrative officer: Mike Snelling, Massey's vice president of surface mining; Larry V. Lodato, director of the Boone County and Economic Development Office; State Senator Ron Stollings (D-Boone); Bart Clemons, president of Massey Coal Services; Don Blankenship, Chief Executive Officer of Massey Energy; and Chris Adkins, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Massey Energy.

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF MASSEY'S NEW REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN BOONE COUNTY