Peabody to build power plant, coal mine in Southern Illinois

Thursday, November 15, 2001

Peabody Energy Corp. will build a $2 billion combination coal mine and power plant in Washington County, which will create about 1,500 construction jobs and up to 500 permanent jobs in an area hit hard by the decline of the state's coal industry.

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