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Glenn T . Yost
President , McDonald Land Companies
JAMIE NULL
Photo by Leah Vance Photography .
GLENN YOST , president of McDonald Land Companies , developed his strong work ethic as a kid growing up along the state line of Southern West Virginia .
Born in Huntington , WV , he grew up in the two Bluefields — in both West Virginia and Virginia . His introduction to hard work started with mowing lawns , running a paper route and keeping score at the local bowling alley . In 1975 , he took a job working in a coal mine in McDowell County immediately after graduating high school . It was one of the hardest , most physically demanding jobs he ever experienced — but he didn ’ t give up . He stuck with the job over the summer and returned during every summer break while he was a student at Virginia Tech .
“ The most important thing I learned from those early jobs is that a work ethic means you show up on time , work hard for the money you ’ re being paid and respect the person in charge ,” he says .
Yost graduated with a bachelor ’ s degree in mining engineering and started his first professional job with the Pittston Coal
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