He is the owner of The Greenbrier, a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and is the founder of Justice Family Group, a coal and agriculture business. He also owns several other businesses, including a real estate development company, a truck stop chain, and a bank. Justice has served as the Governor of West Virginia since 2017.
Jim Justice II is an American billionaire with a net worth of $1.68 billion dollars, making him the richest person in West Virginia. He earned his bachelor's degree and MBA from Marshall University and is the owner of The Greenbrier, a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. He is also the founder of Justice Family Group, a coal and agriculture business, and owns several other businesses, including a real estate development company, a truck stop chain, and a bank. Justice has been the Governor of West Virginia since 2017.
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💰Jim Justice Net worth: $1.68 Billion
In the mid-70s, he began working for his father's coal mining company, Bluestone Industries, and then split off to found his own grain farming company called, Bluestone Farms. He became CEO of Bluestone in the early 80s after his father passed away, and began to expand the company. He purchased additional coalmines in multiple states, including Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. Bluestone, now known as the Justice Companies, also oversees farmland in multiple southern states. In 2009, he sold all of the West Virginia coal mining operations to the Russian company, Mechel OAO for nearly $450 million in cash, and over 83 million shares in the Russian firm. When not overseeing his company, he coaches both the girl's and boy's local high school basketball teams.