February 6, 2013
Associated PressA joint venture bought the New Energy Corp. plant at auction last week for $2.5 million. New Energy had hoped the auction
would cover the company's $54 million in debt. A large portion of that debt is owed to the U.S. Department of Energy, which
guaranteed the original loans.
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February 3, 2013
Associated PressEight years after being nicknamed Biotown USA, the town of Reynolds is as dependent on the energy grid as it ever was, and
is likely to become more so.
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November 6, 2012
Associated PressHigh corn prices, large ethanol inventories, lower gas prices and lower fuel demand were factors cited for the shutdown.
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September 19, 2012
Bloomberg NewsValero Energy Corp., the third-largest U.S. ethanol producer, has restarted distilleries in Nebraska and Indiana, as profit
margins for the fuel improved.
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July 30, 2012
Bloomberg NewsLivestock and poultry producers formally asked the Obama administration Monday to suspend the nation’s renewable fuels
standard because it is causing “severe economic harm” as corn prices surged to a record.
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July 7, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIndiana’s 13 plants distilling the automotive fuel ethanol could soon be sputtering as drought dries up the supply and
boosts the price of corn, their main ingredient.
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April 6, 2012
Bloomberg NewsWaning demand for gasoline is putting the United States on course to miss a target for ethanol use for the first time, signaling
no let-up in the slide in prices.
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April 3, 2012
Associated PressThe Democrat and Republican running to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels spent most of their Tuesday morning talk with Indiana corn
growers and ethanol producers outlining their similarities, starting with the fact that their campaign vehicles run on E85
ethanol blends.
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April 2, 2012
Associated PressThe federal government announced Monday it has taken a step toward wide distribution of fuel containing 85 percent gasoline
and 15 percent ethanol by allowing manufacturers to register as suppliers.
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January 6, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIt looks like motorists, not ethanol makers, stand to feel the pain of a federal tax credit that expired at the end of last
year.
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January 8, 2011
IBJ StaffCurrent infrastructure for delivering the alternative fuel isn't adequate to use all that the federal government says must
be produced.
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August 28, 2010
IBJ StaffXylogenics claims its yeast strain, developed at the Indiana University School of Medicine, can increase yields and lower
costs of producing corn ethanol.
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August 26, 2010
Scott OlsonNational Biofuels Distribution LLC, a subsidiary of Carmel-based Telamon Corp., signs two distribution contracts to expand
its distribution reach. The company began marketing its ethanol-based racing fuel, Ignite, about a year ago.
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June 19, 2010
Chris O'MalleyA firm that may have developed a breakthrough yeast for ethanol production has landed new investment and high-octane board
members. Two-year-old Xylogenics Inc. also says it plans to license its first bioengineered yeast later this year.
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November 6, 2009
Scott OlsonCarmel-based Telamon Corp. rose to become one of the largest minority-owned businesses in the area largely by serving telecommunications
giants. Now it is veering off its traditional course to supply racing teams with an ethanol-based fuel made from Indiana corn.
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April 6, 2009
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and other city officials will travel to Brazil in May to explore renewable-energy production,
in hopes of making the city a leader in the technology.
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March 16, 2009
Poet Biorefining has four more Indiana ethanol plants on the drawing board, but they'll stay on paper until capital markets
and demand for the biofuel improve, an executive of the South Dakota company said on a recent trip to Indianapolis
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January 5, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA firm hatched out of the Indiana University School of
Medicine has raised $150,000 toward bringing to market yeasts that could be a cure for one of the biggest bioengineering challenges
of the day.
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December 29, 2008
Chris O'MalleyA state fund supporting an 18-cent-a-gallon tax credit for gas stations selling E85 ethanol was exhausted in the first three
months of the state's new fiscal year.
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December 1, 2008
Anthony SchoettleThe Indy Racing League suddenly finds itself at odds with Midwestern farmers over a decision to make a Brazilian consortium
its ethanol supplier starting next year.
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November 10, 2008
Chris O'MalleyLast month, Purdue University launched the Center for Energy Systems and Policy to make sure its researchers
are working early in the process with business and public-policy experts at the university.
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May 26, 2008
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis-based engineering and consulting giant RW Armstrong has become lead investor in an upstart ethanol firm that
would apply novel technology to make the automotive fuel without using corn as the key ingredient. It would be the first big
commercial plant in Indiana to make the alcohol fuel with so-called cellulosic material--the holy grail, of sorts, in the
ethanol
industry.
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December 10, 2007
Chris O'MalleyThe list of potential Hoosier ethanol plants is nothing short of astounding for a state that had just one ethanol-fuel distillery
as recently as 2005. Beyond the six ethanol plants now operating and six others under construction, Purdue University agricultural
economist Chris Hurt counts 27 others under consideration for Indiana.
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November 20, 2006
Chris O'MalleyThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management proposes a change in regulations that could reduce the time it takes to
approve air permits for ethanol plants. The change would establish industry-specific control standards for emissions.
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September 18, 2006
Chris O'MalleyIndiana's plan to become the Middle East of biofuels could be a boon well beyond the rural towns that will welcome more than
a dozen refineries . Firms that make and supply parts and expertise needed to build the $1.8 billion in ethanol and biodiesel
plants--and related infrastructure--are gearing up.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.