Mattoon lands FutureGen power plant
MATTOON – Christmas came early for Coles County with the naming of Mattoon as the future home of FutureGen, a $1.5 billion, first of its kind coal-fueled power plant.
The announcement brought Gov. Rod Blagojevich to the city about an hour later to celebrate.
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