in kanawha county, the audubon company is creating 75 jobs to provide engineering services for oil, gas and the petrochemical industry. and of course, companies such as arch, alpha, alliance, united coal, patriot and countless other mining companies continue to invest in west virginia, maintaining and creating jobs. coal is and always will be a part of our future. [applause] our state continues to demonstrate that it can compete on a global level in a worldwide economy. one such example is carbonxt, inc., an australian based company, which recently announced plans to build a $30 million plant to convert coal into pure carbon. a product which will help make coal-fired plant emissions burn cleaner. this clean coal technology will be produced here in kanawha county and will create 40 high-tech, manufacturing jobs. all of these are important investments in our state and we should all be proud that these companies share our confidence in west virginia and her people. and, while we have made progress and our unemployment rate is below the national average, we need more good paying, stable job

in kanawha county, the audubon company is creating 75 jobs to provide engineering services for oil, gas and the petrochemical industry. and of course, companies such as arch, alpha, alliance, united coal, patriot and countless other mining companies continue to invest in west virginia, maintaining and creating jobs. coal is and always will be a part of our future. [applause] our state continues to demonstrate that it can compete on a global level in a worldwide economy. one such example is carbonxt, inc., an australian based company, which recently announced plans to build a $30 million plant to convert coal into pure carbon. a product which will help make coal-fired plant emissions burn cleaner. this clean coal technology will be produced here in kanawha county and will create 40 high-tech, manufacturing jobs. all of these are important investments in our state and we should all be proud that these companies share our confidence in west virginia and her people. and, while we have made progress and our unemployment rate is below the national average, we need more good paying, stable job