The largest ethanol producer in Canada has purchased the Corn Plus facility in Winnebago. Andrea Kent, vice president of government and public relations for Greenfield Global, says a “start-up” plan to re-open the plant shuttered since September 2019 is in development. “After several months of due diligence, we concluded that the Corn Plus facility offers […]
Continue ReadingThere’s a potential buyer for the Corn Plus ethanol plant in Winnebago that was closed a year ago. City Administrator Jake Skluzacek says closing of the sale scheduled for Thursday did not take place. “It was pushed back due to a couple of concerns the buyer had with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permitting and […]
Continue ReadingThe future of Corn Plus —- operating in Winnebago since 1994 —– at this point seems to be unclear and confusing. Two members of the plant’s board of directors — Don DeLanghe and Ted Landsteiner — reported Wednesday afternoon that the state’s first ethanol plant was closing. But, Mayor Jeremiah Schutt says company officials informed […]
Continue ReadingCorn Plus — operating since 1994 and the first ethanol plant in Minnesota — is reportedly closing the Winnebago facility. That has been confirmed by Ted Landsteiner, a member of the plant’s board of directors. Landsteiner says letters are being mailed out to stakeholders this week informing them of the board’s decision to shutter the […]
Continue ReadingThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has again fined Corn Plus nearly $40,000 for water-related pollution and violations of its stormwater permit. MPCA is fining the Winnebago ethanol plant $39,450 for failing to keep stormwater runoff out of nearby lakes, streams and groundwater; allowing leaks from its cooling towers; and turning in water pollution-related paperwork […]
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