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Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
... Owensboro Grain Co. plans biodiesel plant for mid-'07. ... plans to build a 50-milliongallon biodiesel plant, to be in operation by the middle of next year. ...
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Owensboro Grain Co. plans biodiesel plant for mid-'07

Owensboro Grain Co. plans to build a 50-milliongallon biodiesel plant, to be in operation by the middle of next year. It will have 10 to 15 employees and use vegetable oil from Kentucky-grown soybeans to make the fuel, which is blended with diesel.

The multimillion-dollar project has received a grant from the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board and a loan from the Agriculture Finance Corp. etc. …

Louisville Metro government is seeking applications for the Mayor's International Awards, which honor businesses, community organizations and nonprofit agencies that value multiculturalism. The deadline is May 19. Applications are available online at www.louisvilleky.gov/international. … Meijer Inc. and General Motors Corp. plan to make ethanol-based fuel available at the discount retailer's Indiana stations. By year's end, Meijer plans to have 30 sites pumping E85 (85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline) and Indiana will have 19.