FORT DRUM — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will visit the north country today as a part of his “Open for Business” statewide tour.

He is scheduled to visit the ReEnergy Black River facility at Fort Drum at 11 a.m., according to a statement Sunday from the governor’s office.

ReEnergy Holdings LLC is retooling the coal-fired power plant to run on biomass fuel. The $34 million, 60-megawatt facility is expected to open early next year, creating more than 300 jobs, 33 of them full-time, at the plant.

The state Public Service Commission approved the project last August.

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