DECATUR, Ill. ( WAND ) - Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced a $2 billion investment from Cronus Chemicals LLC to construct a new fertilizer production facility in Tuscola Tuesday.

Supported by DCEO with an Economic Development for a Growing Economy agreement, the new investment will create 130 new jobs. Pritzker’s office said it will bolster the state’s manufacturing and agricultural industries and reduce the state’s reliance on imported nitrogen products.

“Illinois is building the infrastructure to power an entirely new bioeconomy by attracting major industry players to innovate right here in our state,” said Pritzker. “Cronus Chemicals is a shining example of that vision. Their new $2 billion, state-of-the-art facility in Tusco

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