Core Natural Resources recently was recognized at the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance awards program. Pictured are Mike Tennant, Jason Hustus, state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, Rachel Gleason, Brennan Gallick, Jack Rigby and Mike Williamson.
Sara Hough is more than the employee engagement and development manager of Charleroi-based cfsbank. She is a state champion.
Hough was recently selected a winner of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s 2025 Future Under 40 Awards. The awards, according to a news release submitted by cfsbank, “honor banking industry leaders, aged 40 years and younger, who have made a tremendous impact on their institution, the community and the industry.”
Hough has been credited with being “a driving force behind several transformative initiatives at cfsbank.” They include starting a year-long mentorship program linking experienced professionals with emerging talent.
That led to a community service project to build a garden, picnic area and Free Little Library near the Charleroi branch. All of it was funded entirely through participant-led fundraising.
She also designed and started a three-tiered leadership development program, cfs360 Leadership Academy, that strives to cultivate leaders at every level of the organization, and has participated in several other initiatives.
Hough will be formally recognized at the PA Banker’s Young Professionals Conference on Sept. 24 at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center.
2026 chamber leaders
The Washington County Chamber of Commerce has announced the six members who will comprise its board of directors for 2026, as well as its six executive committee members for the upcoming year.
The board will be made up of Rodney Archibeque, Range Resources; David Bassi, Bassi, Vreeland, and Associates; Chris Blaine, Washington Wild Things; Scott Eckle, SingleSource; Dr. Michael Lucas, Trinity Area School District; and Dr. Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, Washington & Jefferson College.
The executive committee will consist of Jeffrey Walentosky, chairman; Anthony Mauro, vice chairman; Andrew Chumney, secretary; Jennifer Gerchow, treasurer; Steve McCarron, assistant secretary/treasurer; and Brook Ward, past chairman.
Coal awards
Southpointe-based Core Natural Resources was among companies across the state to be honored at the recent Pennsylvania Coal Alliance awards program.
The awards highlight success in reclamation of former mining sites and employment safety by coal companies and service providers.
Core, a merger of Consol and Arch Resources, won the safety award. The company is a leading producer and exporter of high-quality metallurgical and thermal coals. Core was formed in January 2025 by the merger of Consol Energy and Arch Resources.
Robindale Energy Services of Latrobe earned the Best Overall Reclamation award following its transformation of a 6.2-acre site in Derry Township, also in Westmoreland County.
Robindale, according to a news release, “removed three abandoned barren refuse…
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