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Gallery: Top local business stories of 2012

Josh Sheppard applies fusion coatings on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Tri-State Coating & Machine Inc., located at 5610 McComas Road in Salt Rock.

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December 29, 2012 @ 12:01 AM

Here is a look back at photos from some of the top Tri-State business stories of 2012.

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Josh Sheppard applies fusion coatings on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at Tri-State Coating & Machine Inc., located at 5610 McComas Road in Salt Rock.

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Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, center, Mayor Kim Wolfe, left, and Rubberlite Inc. CEO Allen Mayo cut the ribbon for a jobs announcement and expansion celebration on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Huntington.

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George Whittaker of Beckley makes his way through the new advanced imaging technology (AIT) unit at Huntington Tri-State Airport on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Huntington.

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Huntington Tri-State Airport struggled some in 2012 after losing Delta as a carrier.

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Mining executives predicted a bleak outlook for coal in 2012 after a record year in 2011.

In this April 2010 photo, a coal miner drives a scoop while working in the Tech Leasing and Rebuild Inc. Mine #1 in Buchanan County, Va. Once, coal miners were literally at war with their employers. Today, their descendants are allies in a rhetorical war playing out across eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia and all of West Virginia. The message: They now face a common enemy - the federal government, especially the president and the Environmental Protection Agency. The war on coal is a sound bite and a headline, perpetuated by pundits, power companies and public relations consultants who have crafted a neat label for a complex set of realities, one that compels people to choose sides.

Beth Ann Earl, Shelly Keeney, and Krista Thompson show off some of the fresh produce available at The Wild Ramp on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Heritage Station in Huntington.

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JoS. A. Bank opens on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Pullman Square in Huntington.

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Magnetech President and CEO Michael Moore speaks as the company conducts a grand opening celebration for its new location on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, in Huntington.

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From left, Lindsay Yeager and her son Hudson Yeager, Katherine Pyles, Laurie Reasons, Debbie Sheils, and Jane Pancake are volunteers at Lamb's Gate Market Inc., located at 415 9th St. in Huntington. Lamb's Gate Market Inc., a nonprofit fair trade store featuring unique gifts and jewelry from developing countries. The net proceeds of this business are dedicated to the support of orphans in Nicaragua.

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