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POET to host grand opening for ethanol production facility in North Manchester, Indiana on September 11
8/11/2008
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (August 11, 2008) - On September 11, POET will host a grand opening event for POET Biorefining - North Manchester. The $105 million ethanol production facility near North Manchester, Ind. will be the 24th POET production facility. The program is open to the public and will include addresses from Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and POET CEO Jeff Broin.
The event will be held at the facility (868 E 800 N) with guided public tours beginning at 8:30 a.m. At 9:45 a.m. the crowd will be treated to a flyover from the Vanguard Squadron - the world’s only 100 percent ethanol-powered aerobatic fleet. The speaking program will start at 10:00 a.m. and lunch will be served by Market Street Grill from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tours will resume at 11:30 a.m. and run through 1:30 p.m.
Schedule of events:
8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Public tours
9:45 a.m. Vanguard Squadron Fly-over
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Speaking program
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Public tours
Attendees will also be able to view a life-sized replica of the #17 Ethanol Car from the Indy Racing League that is co-sponsored by POET. Public parking for the event is available at the 13-24 Drive-In. Buses will run to and from the public parking place and the facility throughout the day.
POET Biorefining - North Manchester will produce 65 million gallons of ethanol per year from more than 22 million bushels of local corn and provide around 40 jobs with an annual payroll of approximately $2 million. It will be the third ethanol plant opened by POET in Indiana with others near Portland and Alexandria. Once the North Manchester facility is operational, POET’s annual production capacity will be 1.4 billion gallons.
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