Patriot Coal expects to lay off 2,000-plus in W.Va.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Patriot Coal said it expects to lay off more than 2,000 workers in West Virginia.
The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, issued layoff warning notices in Boone and Kanawha counties this week.
Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper said 1,056 workers in his county will lose their jobs: 483 at Speed Mining LLC in Dawes; 288 at Wildcat Energy in Eskdale; 161 at Midland Trail Energy; 118 at Remington LLC in Eskdale; and six at Little Creek Dock in Charleston.
Assistant Boone County administrator Pam White said 970 workers in her county will be affected.
Patriot said the warning notices are conditional because it doesn’t yet know who will purchase its assets or what the purchaser’s hiring plans will be.