The move on the Alton Coal Tract was greeted with enthusiasm by local officials eager to see economic development, and was roundly criticized by environmentalists who say the mining would threaten nearby Bryce Canyon National Park.

The report looks at how investment decisions made today will determine energy supply and demand capacity tomorrow.

The Bridgestone Americas tire plant at 1600 Fort Jesse Road in Normal, which employs about 400 workers, will add 30 employees through a $12 million investment, the company announced Tuesday.

He acquainted himself with the production of the factory, going round the room for education in the revolutionary history, sci-tech learning space, machine assembling ground and other places of the factory.

The park comes from the more than 60,000-acre ReCreation Land, former coal mining land that was reclaimed for outdoor recreation and made available to the public for free.

DOE has officially launched the Lab Partnering Service, an on-line, single access point platform for investors, innovators, and institutions to identify, locate, and obtain information from DOE’s 17 national laboratories.