Did hitchhiking toxins kill fish? Oct 4, 2009
The investigation continues to focus on extremely high levels of dissolved solids and chloride found in discharges from two Consol Energy mine-water treatment facilities on the creek, and low flow conditions -- possibly acerbated by tanker trucks that local residents have said they often saw withdrawing water from the creek ... Discharges high in dissolved solids and chlorides have poured into the creek from mine-water treatment facilities at Consol Energy's Blacksville No. 2 deep mine and its... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fans and team open the season with a toast Oct 3, 2009
The Penguins will move all their banners across the street next season and into the city's new arena, the Consol Energy Center. Last night, the Penguins' 119th consecutive sellout at Mellon Arena, seats were a coveted commodity, even for the players. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Penguins Notebook: Crosby to face Islanders' Tavares Oct 3, 2009
"The Consol Energy Center is going to be spectacular," gushed Bettman, who was instrumental in helping the Penguins get the building funded ... " The Consol Energy Center will open for the 2010-11 season. Tip-ins This was the Penguins' fifth home opener against the Rangers, the most of any opponent. ... The Penguins play five of their next six games on the road. ... Penguins assistant to the general manager Tom Fitzgerald, who served as an assistant coach for the Stanley Cup run, was in town for... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Malkin, Crosby Score, Pens Hold Off Rangers, 3-2 Oct 3, 2009
At least the Rangers won't have to see 48-year-old Mellon Arena again for another opener, as the NHL's oldest arena will be replaced by Consol Energy Center next season. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Pens raise Cup banner ... Oct 3, 2009
Next season, the Penguins will move to the Consol Energy Center, which is under construction across the street. Copyright 2009. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Crosby, Malkinlift Pens over NYR Oct 3, 2009
At least the Rangers wont have to see 48-year-old Mellon Arena again for another opener, as the NHLs oldest arena will be replaced by Consol Energy Center next season. Rangers coach John Tortorella wanted his team to watch the Penguins pregame ceremony, if only to show them the rewards a championship season can bring, but logistical problems prevented that. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Savoring the last hurrah ... for now Oct 2, 2009
The building that opened in 1961 as the Civic Arena will be replaced by Consol Energy Center, which is under construction across the street from the outdated Igloo. This also will be the only occasion for the Penguins to celebrate the 2009 title on their home ice, because they clinched it at Detroit. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
CONSOL Energy posts gains Sep 23, 2009
Wall Street report: CONSOL Energy posts Pittsburgh's biggest Tuesday gains - Pittsburgh Business Times ... Wall Street report: CONSOL Energy posts Pittsburgh's biggest Tuesday gains. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Duquesne to host opening rounds of 2012 NCAA Tournament (Yesterday) Sep 22, 2009
As was first reported earlier today by the Post-Gazette, Duquesne University and the soon-to-be-completed Consol Energy Center, will host NCAA first and second round men's basketball tournament games March 15 and 17, 2012 ... "The past success of the event, from administration and planning to great fan support, played a major role in securing the bid. We look forward to working with the city of Pittsburgh and the state-of-the-art Consol Energy Center in putting on a first class event.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Cleveland, Pittsburgh get NCAA basketball men's tourney games Sep 22, 2009
Pittsburgh's under-construction Consol Energy Center will be the site for first- and second-round games in 2012. The Pittsburgh Penguins' new arena is scheduled to open for the 2010-11 NHL season. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Duquesne to host NCAA tournament in 2012 Sep 22, 2009
Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette The first two rounds of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament will be held at Consol Energy Center ... Duquesne, and the soon-to-be-completed Consol Energy Center, were selected yesterday as hosts for the NCAA first- and second-round men's basketball tournament games Thursday, March 15 and Saturday, March 17, 2012 ... "This is a highly visible entity and a great opportunity, just a tremendous opportunity for Duquesne and the Consol Energy Center and, really, all of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG South: Wild Things want to avoid making losing a habit Sep 17, 2009
Peter Diana/Post-Gazette The Wild Things' Grant Psomas, a Keystone Oaks High School graduate grimacing after a called strike against the Southern Illinois Miners at Consol Energy Park, hit 24 home runs this season ... Capacity at Consol Energy Park is about 3,200. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Alpha Natural Resources Promotes Scott Pack to Chief Sales and Marketing Post Sep 12, 2009
Pack's 26 years of experience in the coal mining industry includes various engineering, sales, transportation and management positions at Enron Global Markets, LLC, Consol Energy Inc., Cannelton Industries, Inc., Maple Meadow Mining Co. and the New River Co. Pack is a member and past president of the Coal Club of Philadelphia and a member of the New York Coal Trade Association, The Traffic Club of Pittsburgh, and the North Carolina Coal Institute, and has a Bachelor of Science in Mining... (PR Newswire)
FutureGen Alliance elects new board chairman Sep 3, 2009
UPDATED MATTOON The FutureGen Alliance has elected Steven Winberg of CONSOL Energy as its next chairman of the board of directors ... Winberg is the vice president for CONSOL Energy Inc. Research & Development, located in the Pittsburgh area. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Battle out to push Penn State into tournament Sep 3, 2009
The Mellon Arena is closing down after the upcoming hockey season, as the Penguins prepare to move to the 19,000-seat Consol Energy Center. Pittsburgh and Duquesne officials announced plans for the Dec. 21 game at a Tuesday press conference. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Pitt-Duquesne game will be last at Mellon Arena Sep 1, 2009
The Consol Energy Center is scheduled to open for the 2010-11 season. Copyright Associated Press. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pitt-Duquesne set final Mellon Arena meeting Sep 1, 2009
Once the Consol Energy Center opens for the 2010-11 season, the Pitt-Duquesne games are expected to be played there each season. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Markets add modest gains by Thursday close Aug 14, 2009
Among a cross-section of companies operating in Pittsburgh, CONSOL Energy Inc. registered the biggest percentage change. CONSOL (NYSE:CNX) finished trading up 7. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
PG South: Trinity grad Lucas provides major relief for Wild Things pitchers Aug 13, 2009
His parents' house is just five minutes from Consol Energy Park, the Wild Things home field. When he played baseball at Trinity, the Hillers used that field for their home games. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Wild Things Report (08/08/2009) Aug 10, 2009
Today's game: 7:05 p.m. vs. Kalamazoo, Consol Energy Park. First published on August 8, 2009 at 1:37 am Online: Print: Copyright. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
CONSOL 2Q profit rises 12 percent Jul 31, 2009
"Our financial strength, coupled with the completion of some existing efficiency projects should ensure that CONSOL Energy will emerge as an even stronger competitor when the economy rebounds.". The company lowered its 2009 production guidance from 60 million tons to 58 million tons. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Penguins sell out suites at new arena (Yesterday) Jul 30, 2009
The Penguins have sold out the 66 suites at Consol Energy Center for their first season in the new arena, 2010-11, the team said today ... "To sell out all almost 100 suites and loge boxes with more than a year to go before opening the Consol Energy Center is remarkable," team president David Morehouse said in a statement. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Markets mixed at Wednesday close Jul 23, 2009
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), down 2. 01 percent to $32. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Markets end Tuesday in positive territory Jul 22, 2009
The biggest percentage change was by CONSOL Energy Inc. CONSOL (NYSE:CNX) fell 4. 84 percent to $33. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Casino, SEA given week to settle arena funding Jul 16, 2009
The payments are earmarked for debt service on the new Consol Energy Arena under construction in the Uptown neighborhood. The SEA argued that the 30 years of annual payments should start by Oct. 1. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Dow packs on 256 points by Wednesday close Jul 16, 2009
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), up 6. 30 percent to $31. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Dylan hits one out of Consol Energy Park Jul 14, 2009
Review: Dylan hits one out at Consol Energy Park concert ... John Heller/Post-Gazette Bob Dylan with his first song last night at the Consol Energy Park ... If last night at Consol Energy Park wasn't, then it was very close. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Penguins: Talbot faces surgery Jul 7, 2009
Mellon Arena is the oldest venue in the NHL, and the team is scheduled to move across the street into the new Consol Energy Center for the 2010-11 season. Shelly Anderson can be reached at or 412-263-1721. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Wild Thing Report: 7/6/09 Jul 6, 2009
Today's game: No game scheduled; 7:05 p.m. tomorrow vs. Southern Illinois Miners at Consol Energy Park. First published on July 6, 2009 at 12:00 am Online: Print: Copyright. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Dow loses 212 points by Thursday close Jul 3, 2009
The deepest percentage drop was by CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), down 5. 14 percent to $32. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
2 FutureGen partners drop out Jun 26, 2009
Peabody Energy Corp., Consol Energy Inc. and the others decided in late 2007 to build the experimental plant in Mattoon. The Department of Energy shelved the project weeks later over cost overruns that later proved to be inaccurate. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Stocks Tumble On Grim Economic Forecast Jun 24, 2009
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
Wild Things Report Jun 21, 2009
Today's game: 6:35 p.m. vs. Midwest Sliders, Consol Energy Park. First published on June 21, 2009 at 1:41 am Online: Print: Copyright. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
CONSOL Energy Will Restart Buchanan Mine Jun 4, 2009
PITTSBURGH, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: ) expects to adjust the operating schedule of several of its coal mines ... CONSOL Energy recently settled with the company's two largest metallurgical coal customers several issues surrounding existing contractual commitments for coal ... With these changes in operating plans, as well as with the previously disclosed plans to idle production beginning July 1, 2009 at Jones Fork, near Mousie, Kentucky and Wiley operations in... (PR Newswire)
PG North: After historic WPIAL title run, Shady Side drops PIAA Class AA baseball playoff game Jun 4, 2009
A Shady Side Academy postseason finally enjoyed a positive note as the WPIAL title drought ended with a 3-2 win against North Catholic at Consol Energy Park last week. Junior center fielder Brian Nickel had a game-winning, two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Shady Side to the title. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Foul weather forces WPIAL baseball championships to reschedule May 29, 2009
The rain came and went yesterday -- and so, too, did the prospect of playing the remaining two WPIAL baseball championships at Consol Energy Park. The Class A championship game originally scheduled for 5 p.m. yesterday was shifted to 1 p.m. today at Washington & Jefferson's baseball field, an all-artificial surface adjacent to Consol Energy Park, home of the Washington Wild Things ... At about 3:30 p.m. yesterday -- with Serra and Carmichaels just arriving at Consol Energy Park -- heavy rains... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
State studies coal plant carbon traps May 29, 2009
Tom Hoffman, a Consol Energy spokesman, said the company has met with DCNR and recognizes that the storage part of carbon capture and storage is the key to making it work. "Carbon capture is being done on an industrial scale every day, so it's a matter of scale, not technological breakthrough, there," Mr. Hoffman said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
WPIAL Baseball Championships: North Allegheny wins Class AAAA crown May 28, 2009
Matt Freed/ Post-Gazette North Allegheny players celebrate their 6-3 victory against Pine-Richland for the Class AAAA baseball championship last night at Consol Energy Park ... The North Allegheny baseball team defeated Pine-Richland, 6-3, in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship last night at Consol Energy Park in Washington. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
WPIAL Baseball Championships: Shady Side Academy wins Class AA title May 28, 2009
Matt Freed/ Post-Gazette Shady Side Academy's Brian Nickel is mobbed by teammates after driving in the winning run to beat North Catholic at Consol Energy Park ... Faced with a two-out, two-on situation in a tie game in the bottom of the seventh, Shady Side Academy junior center fielder Brian Nickel drilled a fastball into right field to give the Indians (22-1) a 3-2 victory against North Catholic (17-6) to earn the school's first WPIAL baseball title -- a Class AA crown at Consol Energy Park. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG South/East: Serra wary of the task title game presents May 28, 2009
And just as they were all amped up heading into what should have been game day on Tuesday, just as Serra (19-2) was starting a day in which it was slated to play Carmichaels (18-2) for the WPIAL Class A championship at Consol Energy Park in Washington, down came the rain and washed the baseball out. Such is the case with these sports that aren't played with a roof overhead, as weather can turn a day from what was supposed to be one in which you played the biggest game of your life into one in... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG West: Patience pays off for upstart Moon Area in baseball as Tigers reach WPIAL final May 28, 2009
Moon and Chartiers Valley meet today at 7:30 p.m. at Consol Energy Park with the WPIAL Class AAA title on the line. The game will serve as a rubber match for the two Section 3-AAA rivals. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG West/South: It's not hoops, but Chartiers Valley is playing for a WPIAL baseball championship May 28, 2009
Chartiers Valley will play Moon Area at 7:30 p.m.today at Consol Energy Park for the WPIAL Class AAA title. The section rivals split the regular season meetings with Chartiers Valley bouncing back after an 11-3 defeat to Moon to win 4-0 in the second meeting. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
WPIAL Baseball: North Catholic vies for rare double titles May 26, 2009
North Catholic has made it to the WPIAL Class AA championship and will play Shady Side Academy tomorrow night at Consol Energy Park in Washington. North Catholic won a WPIAL Class AA boys' basketball title three months ago. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Wild Things report: 5/25/09 May 25, 2009
Game recap: Washington blew a 5-4 ninth-inning lead at Consol Energy Park. Jacob Dempsey smacked a solo home run for the Wild Things in the second and picked up another RBI. First baseman Ernie Banks tripled, singled and scored two runs. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The Fortunate 50: The highest-paid executives May 24, 2009
Combined, the 50 executives collected nearly $319 million last year, a few million dollars shy of what it will cost to build Consol Energy Center, the new home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The average executive on the Post-Gazette's annual Fortunate 50 collected $6. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
WPIAL Baseball Playoffs: Nittoli leads Pine-Richland to semi-final win over Kiski Area May 21, 2009
With the victory, the Rams advanced to the championship to face North Allegheny, which defeated Butler, 12-8, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Consol Energy Park. The Rams will play for a chance to lift that WPIAL trophy because of Nittoli, who tossed a four-hitter with eight strikeouts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG East/South: Serra Catholic rallies, advances to WPIAL Class A championship baseball game May 21, 2009
So now it's check on Serra competing in the championship game at 5 p.m. Tuesday against Carmichaels at CONSOL Energy Park in Washington. The Eagles, who averaged nearly 13 runs a game during the regular season, came through with their coach's mandated seven runs and Oliver Girman stepped in to get his younger brother, freshman starting pitcher Alain Girman, out of a second-inning jam and shutdown Chartiers-Houston the rest of the game. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG West: After a night-long battle, nothing is settled between Moon-Hopewell baseball teams May 21, 2009
" Hopewell played the favorite well early on. It jumped out to a 7-2 lead but then watched as Moon chipped away with runs in the third, fourth and sixth innings. The Vikings have waited nine years to return to the playoffs. The last time they reached the postseason in 2000, coach Joe Colella, a 46-year coaching veteran at Hopewell, claimed his second WPIAL title. His first one came in 1979. The winner of the suspended game today will move on to play Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL Class AAA title... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
HS Baseball: Trinity ready for the next step (with quarterfinal preview capsules) May 20, 2009
Carmichaels (18-2) meets Serra Catholic in the 7-A final at Consol Energy Park in Washington at a date and time to be announced. Preview Capsules. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Federal money sought to link Hill, to arena May 19, 2009
The new arena, Consol Energy Center, is scheduled to open for the 2010-11 National Hockey League season. Jon Schmitz can be reached at or 412-263-1868. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Stocks bounce after Lowe's posts a profit surprise May 19, 2009
82, while Consol Energy Inc. rose $2. 65, or 7. (FOX 11, AZ)
PG West: Blackhawk's Pearson takes his game to another level when a championship is on the line May 14, 2009
The Cougars headed into the WPIAL postseason with a group of multi-sport athletes who have competed for WPIAL gold at Heinz Field, A.J. Palumbo Center and CONSOL Energy Park. Pearson watched on from the dugout as a sophomore when Blackhawk lost to West Allegheny, 6-3, in the WPIAL title game two years ago. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Patriot Coal Announces Results of 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 13, 2009
Re-elected directors include B. R. Brown, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of CONSOL Energy, Inc., John F. Erhard, principal of ArcLight Capital Holdings, LLC, and John E. Lushefski, former chief financial officer of Millennium Chemicals, Inc. Each of these directors will serve three-year terms through 2012. Patriot Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Whiting told stockholders that management is building a stronger Patriot Coal, as a proven developer and consolidator in the... (PR Newswire)
Grand visions for Uptown are developing May 10, 2009
One area not initially targeted for redevelopment is Fifth Avenue near the new Consol Energy Center. While the plan calls for restaurants, street improvements and public art displays in this gateway, it sees no need to focus attention there at first. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
SI examines the best and worst owners in NHL May 10, 2009
Today, the Penguins are back among the NHL's elite, reaching their third Stanley Cup finals last season, and they're staying in Pittsburgh, thanks to a 30-year lease to play in under-construction Consol Energy Center. 2. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Teams doubling up in order to catch up May 7, 2009
The four WPIAL baseball championship games are set for May 26-27 at Consol Energy Field in Washington. The league wants to play the semifinals by May 21 so that teams can have their No. 1 pitchers ready for the championship games. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Penguins sign sponsorship deal with Highmark May 5, 2009
Highmark, a Penguins sponsor the last four seasons, will have its name on the Highmark Hall of Champions, an interior wall on the east side of Consol Energy Center. The firm will also sponsor the Highmark Family Section in the arena s upper deck, where tickets will be priced under $20, team President David Morehouse told SportsBusiness Journal, an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Business Times. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Washington Wild Things scheduled tryouts May 2, 2009
The Washington Wild Things will have an open tryout today at Consol Energy Park. Frontier League tryouts will be Monday and Tuesday also at Washington. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
More of this story Apr 29, 2009
He is a director of Patriot Coal Corp., and a retired chairman, president and chief executive of Consol Energy, Inc., He was also a director and chairman of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association and chairman of the Coal Industry Advisory Board. He is currently a director of Delta Trust and Bank. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
Consol Energy Center bookings could be affected by economy Apr 17, 2009
Joe Wojcik The new Consol Energy Center, scheduled to open in 2010, is expected to generate between 20 percent and 30 percent more revenue than Mellon Arena did, and boost the value of the Penguins by about 40 percent. Although interest in booking events at the new Consol Energy Center has been brisk, the success of the arena will hinge on how well the region s economy picks up by the time it opens next fall. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Peabody's 1Q Results Miss Analysts' Forecasts Apr 16, 2009
Consol Energy fell 74 cents, or 2. 7 percent, to $27. (ABC News -- Wire)
Penguin hockey fans will sit in lap of luxury in new Consol Energy Center Apr 15, 2009
Artist's drawings show what the Consol Energy Center will look like from the inside ... For those on more meager budgets, the Consol Energy Center still will offer more comfort than Mellon Arena, with padded seating, more leg room and spacious open concourses from which fans can watch the action even while waiting in line for a hot dog ... Today, about a year and a half before the new arena will open, the Penguins will begin making their sales pitch to suite, club and season ticket-holders from... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Open season for Wild Things (Yesterday) Apr 10, 2009
Matt Freed/Post-Gazette Fans take in the Washington Wild Things game at Consol Energy Park, formerly Falconi Field ... Consol Energy Park -- home of the Wild Things, a member of the 12-team Frontier League --- also serves as the home field for teams from California University of Pennsylvania and Trinity High School and is used sporadically by other regional college and high school teams, according to Chris Blaine, director of marketing. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Gannon women's lacrosse team evens score with Mercyhurst Apr 5, 2009
scored in every inning but the first in the opener and used a pair of two-run rallies to polish off a PSAC West sweep of Gannon, 8-1 and 4-2, at Consol Energy Park. Aaron Ordy and Stephen Hermann each drove in a pair of runs for the Vulcans (23-7, 8-2) in the opener. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Varsity Xtra news, notes and statistics on high school baseball and softball teams (Today) Mar 27, 2009
The WPIAL baseball finals will be at Consol Energy Field and the softball finals at California University. Remembering John Challis. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
