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Going For Broke

 

What's in a name? The owners of three West Virginia companies -- Gone Under Coal, Little Hope Mining, and Last Chance Coal -- would probably answer "a lot." Their small businesses have gone bust.

Whether a name can really spell the difference between success and failure is anyone's guess. But, it should be noted, Big Lump Coal, Majestic Mining, and Jim Dandy Coal are doing just fine.