Firm to build combination of power plant, coal mine

Saturday, October 20, 2001

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

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