Siouxland Business Journal - March 2013 by Sioux City Journal

Vol. 21 No. 6 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102

March 2013

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We’re No. 1

Metro area tops national publication list for most developmental projects INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: Tech firm to create 1,000 jobs

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BusinessJournal Ron Peterson, publisher Dave Dreeszen, editor Siouxland Business Journal is published monthly by Sioux City Newspapers Inc., in cooperation with the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce. Requests for a free subscription or address changes should be sent to: Kevin McGarry Siouxland Business Journal Box 118 Sioux City, Iowa 51102

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Index Business People .............................................. page 28

Home & Office .................................................. page 17

Chamber anniversaries .................................. page 23

On the move .................................................... page 29

Chamber investors.......................................... page 23

Ribbon cuttings ............................................... page 25

ON THE COVER

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CF Industries is planning a $1.7 billion of its Port Neal fertilizer complex, above. The mega project contributed to metro Sioux City topping a national publicationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of the mid-size cities with the most development projects last year.

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Vermillion to get $10 million tech center IT company to partner with USD; 200 jobs expected

Eagle Creek Software Services

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VERMILLION, S.D. | Two hundred information technology consulting positions are coming to Vermillion as part of a Minnesota-based company’s strategy to keeping such jobs from being sent overseas. Eagle Creek Software Services, which provide Web and app development and technical support to Fortune 1500 firms, will create 200 jobs in a $10 million technology center in Vermillion, where the company also will partner with the University of South Dakota to help train potential hirees. Gov. Dennis Daugaard joined Eagle Creek CEO Ken Behrendt in announcing the project on March 13. While state incentive packages often include training money, Daugaard said directing the dollars to a university in the form of tuition and fees for students who want to take the classes is a new approach. “We’re not only helping Eagle Creek, but we’re using those economic development dollars to help the USD and the students who come here,” Daugaard said

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University of South Dakota student Nick Weinandt, of Yankton, S.D., listens to instructor Carol Lushbough during a software engineering class Tuesday. Eagle Creek Software Services is planning a $10 million technology center in Vermillion, S.D., and expects to partner with the university.

during a news conference in Vermillion. The project is an expansion of Eagle Creek’s “Dakota” model of doing business in the lower cost states of South and North Dakota as an alternative to businesses outsourcing IT to India or other overseas sites. Behrendt said there are numerous hidden costs with sending development jobs overseas. Besides avoiding language, cultural and time-zone issues that arise with overseas support teams, U.S.-based project centers work better when

a company needs continuous interaction with their consultants or want techs to speak to their customers. “Actually, it’s cheaper to do work in South Dakota than it is in Chennai, India, when you really get down to it,” Behrendt said at the new conference. “That’s what the business and corporate world is realizing.” As part of its expansion, Eagle Creek will add 150 and 100 jobs at its centers in Pierre, S.D. and Valley City, N.D. Additional positions will be added in other South Dakota cities over the next

three to five years, he said. The Pierre center, which opened in 2008, started Eagle Creek’s relationship with the state that led to development of the USD and Vermillion project. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the state Board of Regents, USD and Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce all collaborated on it. The newly-formed IT Consultant Academy at USD will offer eligible students scholarships and a path to full-time employment with Eagle Creek. Beginning this

Instructor Carol Lushbough helps Theryn Groetken, a junior from Sioux City, with a problem recently during a software engineering class at the University of South Dakota. The course will be part of a new customized training program at USD that will help Eagle Creek Software Solutions fill 1,000 new information technology jobs in the state.

fall, the academy will offer a four-course certificate program for undergraduates and a two- and three-year master’s degree. In April, the Board of Regents is expected to approve the certificate program, which will include two software engineering courses, project management and data management. Lauire Becva, the university’s senior associate provost, said prospective students should have a background in computer science, business or science and engineering and a high technical aptitude.

Founded: 1999 Headquarters: Eden Prairie, Minn. Type of business: Onshore provider of information technology services for Fortune 1500 clients in health care, financial services and other sectors CEO: Ken Behrendt Locations of technology centers: Pierre, S.D., and Valley City, N.D. Site of future center: Vermillion, S.D. Online: eaglecrk.com

“It’s a strategy to grow professional and competitive jobs in South Dakota and to grow our own workforce,” Becvar said. “It’s a great example of a university customizing higher eduction to meet the needs of business and industry.” Graduates of the certificate program will be eligible for free tuition and fees paid, three-month paid internship and a job interview. The IT consultant positions pay between $40,000 and $45,000 annually. Graduates of the master’s degree could command salaries between $50,000 and $60,000. For the new Vermillion

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jobs, Behrendt said, Eagle Creek will recruit graduates from colleges from around the country. New hires must complete the company’s own training, which lasts four to six months. In Pierre, he said, about 80 percent of the company’s workforce was recruited from outside the region, Behrendt said he expects that percentage to be somewhat lower in Vermillion. Eagle Creek’s tech center, planned for a three-acre site in Vermillion’s Riverbend Business Park, along the Highway 50 bypass, is expected to open in 2014. Later this year, the company will begin operating in a temporary facility in town later this year, and begin hiring its first class of about 20 students, Behrendt said. Steve Howe, executive director of the Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Co., said the project will bring multiple

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Online Visit www.usd.edu/cde/ it.cfm for information about applying to the IT Consultant Academy at USD.

community after they graduate is what we really need,” Howe said. Eagle Creek, which specializes in tech services related to Oracle Corp.’s customer relationship management software, serves large clients in the health care, financial services, insurance and life sciences sectors. A more consistent supply of trained workers will help Eagle Creek better prepare Provided for growth if a customer suddenly needs to ramp up, Information technology consultants from Eagle Creek Software Services talk to remote Behrendt said. clients at the company’s facility in Pierre, S.D. Eagle Creek and the South Dakota governor’s “If we’re at a major health office on March 13 announced a partnership to train potential employees at the University of care organization and they South Dakota for 1,000 new positions in the Dakotas, including a new 200-employee center ask us, ‘Can you scale up 50 to be built in Vermillion, S.D. or 100 or 200 people?’ that benefits to the city of about the local economy, cre- USD undergraduates. becomes the issue,” he said. 10,700. Among others, it ating more white-collar “Being able to main- “What you need are trained has the potential to redefine job opportunities for tain those students in the individuals.”

Since the recession of 2007-2009, firms are investing more in technology and are looking to get closer to their customers, whether through mobile apps or social media. All of those efforts are underpinned with technology, so companies want their contract IT consultants to better understand their businesses, said Behrendt, who has a 25-year background in offshore services. That’s difficult with faraway consultants, so a growing number of companies that are expanding are now demanding U.S.-based help. “The pendulum is swinging back, and it’s creating a supply and demand issue in the United States,” he said. “Our approach to it is South Dakota is as good as any place in the United States to provide these jobs.” The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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Tubing business owner wins Briar Cliff ‘sharks’ contest SIOUX CITY | Brandon Bradshaw, owner of Pipe Dream Camping and Tubing, finished first in the Swimming With the Sharks business competition, held recently at Briar Cliff University. Bradshaw won $2,000 in the General Public category, which was held for the first time. Pipe Dream is located along the Floyd River, near Hinton, Iowa. Runners up and their prize money included: Joseph Donavan and William Burkhart with ThinkSail LLC, $1,000; Ashley Viet and her Signature Event Consulting, $1,000; Blake Anderson with Static Entertainment,

$600; Eric Bolles for his Ultimate Grilling Guide, $200; Jim Braunchweig with Rake Glove, $200; Chelsea and Nathan Schulz with their Eat Sioux City, $200. The $5,200 in prize money was donated by economic development programs from South Sioux City, Sioux City, North Sioux City, Woodbury County and Siouxland Chamber of Commerce. Winners in the Swimming with the Sharks’ collegiate category were Sean Richardson, Morningside College with his DiscoverMyCampus, $2,000; Jordan Schumacher, University of

South Dakota for his ShopEx , $1,000; and Kyle Poss, University of South Dakota for his Cry-Ice Cryogenic Therapy, $500. The $3,500 in prize money was donated by Siouxland Economic Development Corp. During the competition, finalists had 10 minutes each to pitch their ideas and answer questions from a panel of entrepreneurs and business experts. Judges for the General Public contest were Joe Strub, president of Prime Bank; Rhonda Capron, Sioux City Council member and owner of Rhonda’s Speakeasy; Randy Lanning,

chair of South Sioux City Economic Development Board; and Rob Marqusee, director of Woodbury County Economic Development. Judges for the Collegiate contest were Ken Beekley, executive vice president for SEDC; Dave Bernstein, officer and co-owner of State Steel and president of Saturday in the Park; Greg Hoffman, business development officer for Pioneer Bank and vice president of Sioux City Growth Organization; and Dustin Pratt, analyst at Avalon Capital and entrepreneur and founder at Solid Rock Clothing LLC.

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Tubers make their way down the Floyd River at Pipe Dreams Camping and Tubing in this file photo. The owner of the business won the first place prize in the General Cateogory of the Swimming with the Sharks contest held recently at Briar Cliff University.

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salt shaker. Processed foods are full of sodium, limit your intake on these foods. Too much sodium can have adverse affects on your health, such as increased blood pressure. The FDA offers some advice: • When shopping for food, read labels and choose foods that are lower in sodium. • Foods providing 5 percent (percent daily value or percentage on the label) are considered low. And 20 percent DV is considered high (avoid these foods) • The CDC identified 10 surprising foods as the greatest sources of sodium: breads and rolls, luncheon meat, such as deli ham or turkey; pizza, poultry, fresh and processed (much of the raw chicken bought from a store has been injected with a sodium solution); soups, cheeseburgers and other sandwiches; cheese, natural and processed; pasta dishes, meat dishes, such as meat loaf with gravy; and savory snack foods, such as potato chips, pretzels, and popcorn. When dining out, keep in mind that our moods can be changed by a restaurant’s choice of music and lighting. According to the journal of Psychological Reports researchers found that softening the lighting and music in fast-foot restaurants didn’t change what people ordered, but it caused them to eat 18 percent less of what they ordered—775 calories instead of 949. They also rated the food as more enjoyable. Take time to plan your meals carefully. What you eat will affect your health. If you need to make changes, choose healthy lifestyle changes that you can continue for the rest of your life. Source: health-e-headlines Deb Twyford is an RN and Intrinsic Coach at Mercy Business Health Services, Worksite Wellness. Contact her at 712274-4334 or twyfordd@mercyhealth.com

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Thompson Electric Opens New Headquarters All of the operations for TEC Corp, Thompson Electric and Electric Innovations will be under one roof in the former Standard Oil Company office building at 2300 Seventh St. in Sioux City. Pictured is the entrance to the former Thompson Electric Co. building at 721 14th St. in Sioux City.

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“Everything will be there – the offices, shop, training, prefabrication and inventory,” said Skip Perley, chief executive officer, TECCorp, the parent company. “We have been in five buildings spread out.”

headquarters have been located at 14th and Jackson in Sioux City. “We totally ran out of space here,” he said of the buildings on Jackson St. “We’re trying to expand and want to add employees. We are prefabricating more and more electrical products. We used to build them on site. Now we do it in our shop and send the preassembled components to the job site.

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shop. Product gets delivered here, and then it is assembled and delivered to the job site,” he added. Working in a climate controlled environment eliminates delays from weather, lowers the risk of injury and reduces expensive tooling at the job site. Prefabrication improves quality and accuracy without adding cost. In the 66,000-square-foot facility designed by Dale McKinney of M+ Architects and remodeled by W.A. Klinger, there will be offices on all three floors. They will be located along the north wall – the most architecturally interesting part of the building, he said. Thompson Electric will be on the first floor, Electric Innovations on the second floor, and TEC-Corp on the third floor. The building will have two main entrances:

This former Standard Oil building was a Ferguson office and showroom before it was remodeled recently to become the new building for TEC Corp, Thompson Electric and Electric Innovations.

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touches left to add on the interior and exterior. The remodeled building features a Post-Modern Industrial Design, with a lot of exposed concrete and brick. The interior showcases exposed concrete ceilings and columns, exposed ductwork and conduit, polished concrete floors in common areas, and carpeted offices. “It will have a big, open lobby with a fairly large training center for employees,” Perley said. “We’re pretty proud of that. We’ll be making it available for personal events.” The main spaces will be furnished with modular furniture. For employees,

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neat amenities include a break of space, parking for 50 room with retro seating, an cars, trucking access, some exercise room, and a shower. outside storage, and a safe and secure place for their 150 Originally, the building was local employees. built in 1937 as an oil depot for Standard Oil Company To expand in Sioux City, the and purchased in 1977 by company worked with Marty Lefkow, a plumbing supply Dougherty and Chris Myers business. After Standard from Sioux City’s Economic moved out, an addition was Development department. built on the east side of the “They were very helpful,” building for a showroom. said Perley. “We qualified for Over the years, it has been the Targeted Jobs tax credit used by other businesses, but program through the State of mostly it has been unoccupied Iowa. Our project is one of until now. the 23 that was mentioned in Site Selection magazine.” Perley said TEC-Corp acquired the former Standard The three companies started Oil Company building moving in on March 15, and because they wanted a place Below & Left: Interior pictures of the that offers fiber optic access, renovated building, work out room, lunch room and offices. at least 40,000 square feet

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an open house/ribbon-cutting Thompson in Sioux City ceremony is planned for in 1933. With his vision, the company developed April 18. into a strong, well-financed Thompson Electric was corporation ranked among founded by Alfred C. the top electrical contractors.

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Throughout its history, Thompson Electric has been an industry leader in the introduction and implementation of new technologies such as Autocad, 3D CAD, BIM, comprehensive safety programs, and integrated computer estimation, accounting and management systems.

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Electric the trust and loyalty of a growing customer base. To support this growth, the company expanded, and maintains permanent offices in Omaha and Sioux Falls in addition to Sioux City.

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SCGO announces Innovation Market winners SIOUX CITY | The Sioux City Growth Organization recently announced the winners of its 2013 Innovation Market contest. This was the first year there were two winners. The first place cash prize went to Chelsea Schulz and Nathan Schultz of Eat Sioux City, an online restaurant directory exclusive to Siouxland restaurants. It will use the latest technologies to make each listing appear on search engines when someone searches for a restaurant or type of food in Siouxland. The startup will use the prize money to promote Eat Sioux City and join the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce and SCGO. “There were so many great ideas submitted in the Innovation Market, we had no idea that we would be selected as this year’s winner,” Nathan Schultz said. “The Innovation Market has provided us with a huge opportunity and we

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Winners of the 2013 Innovation Market, from left, are: Nathan Schultz and Chelsea Schultz, Eat Sioux City, and Sara Gotch, Digital Scrapbooking.

look forward to meeting with the Chamber and having an office space to begin turning our idea into a reality.” The second place cash prize

went to Sara Gotch of Digital Scrapbooking, which takes old photo/video memories and creates a digital photo/video scrapbook.

“I’ve been doing these types of digital scrapbooking videos for friends and family for the past 10 years. So I figured with my gift and passion, why not share it with

the public?” Gotch said. Other finalists included: Time Trade, which sets up a system of community barter where members exchange services based on a like-for-like exchange of their time; Children’s Museum of Siouxland, a family-oriented, hands-on children’s museum with emphasis on providing educational value while fostering a child’s creativity and imagination; and Static Entertainment LLC, a nightclub and event hosting company. Contestants presented their ideas during a public forum Feb. 22 at the Commerce Building in downtown Sioux City. The Innovation Market was part of Entrepalooza, a four-day celebration of entrepreneurial spirit in Siouxland. SCGO was formed in 2002 to encourage young professionals to become active members of the Siouxland community.

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Metro area tops national publication list for most development projects

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Metro Sioux City has reclaimed its economic development crown. The tri-state region tops Site Selection magazine’s annual listing of ranking of the mid-size metro areas with the most new or expanded corporate projects. Siouxland also finished first in 2007 and 2008 in the category for metros with populations between 50,000 and 200,000. In 2012, Sioux City boasted 23 projects that met the publication’s critera – at least $1 million capital investment, creation of at least 50 new jobs or a site involving more than 20,000 square feet. The Michigan cities of Battle Creek and Jackson finished a distant second with 13 projects apiece. “That’s about as lopsided as a great portion of the Super Bowl was, before the lights went out,” Ron Starner, executive vice president of Site Selection, told about 70 Siouxland business leaders. “You blew away the competition.” Starner traveled to Sioux City to personally deliver the good news at a breakfast hosted by The Siouxland Initiative at Bev’s on the River. “We are pleased and proud of this recognition, which serves as confirmation that we are continuing to make progress toward our goals of increased capital investment, along with enhancing the number and quality of employment oportunities throughout the tri-state region,” said

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CF Industries CEO Stephen Wilson speaks during a Nov. 1 news conference to announce a $1.7 billion expansion of the company’s Port Neal fertilizer plant. The project was one of 23 large projects announced in 2012 in metro Sioux City, tops in Site Selection magazine’s list of mid-size metro cities with the most corporate expansions.

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TSI board c h a i r Je f f Lapke, the president of Central Bank in Sioux City. TSI President Chris Lapke McGowan noted all of the local jurisdictions in the three states contributed to the Site Selection recognition. Among the projects cited were:

Sabre Industries recently completed a $18 million expansion in Sioux City.

• CF Industries’ record $1.7 billion expansion of its Port Neal fertilizer plant. • Tyson Foods’ $90 billion expansion of its beef plant in Dakota City.

• Sa b re I n d u s t r i e s ’ new $18 million plant in Sioux City that makes support structures for utility lines. • Heper BioScience’s $25

million facility under construction in North Sioux City. • Gerkin Windows and Doors’ expansion of its South Sioux City plant.

• Sterling Computers’ expansion in Dakota Dunes. • A $5 million pre-treatment wastewater plant for Royal Canin’s pet food factory in North Sioux City. • Mid-Country Machinery’s $1 million expansion in Sergeant Bluff. Garry Smith, who served as TSI’s board chair in 2012, said local business leaders and economic developers deserve much of the credit for last year’s success. Smith is president of American Pop Corn Co., the makers of the Jolly Time brand, which opened a new microwave popcorn plant in Sioux City last year. As part of his most recent visit to Siouxland, Starner toured Jolly Time’s facilities. Starner said the tri-state region boasts a high quality workforce, a favorable business climate, and a cooperative attitude. “We are an area that is known for our regional cooperation,” McGowan said in Starner’s bylined story online and in the March issue of Site Selection. “We can market Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota and show companies three different economic development options in a single visit to the Sioux City area.” In the story, McGowan also highlighted how the region benefits from a large number of agri-business and food processing companies. “Recession or not, people will continue to eat,” he told Starner. In the story, Starner also focused on the resiliency of the metro area, which he said has “weathered more

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Tyson Fresh Meats is in the midst of a $90 million project at its Dakota City beef plant that includes a new slaughter floor.

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Hepar Bioscience is constructing a $25 million facility in North Sioux City.

than its far share of setbacks over the past three decades.” More recently, the tris ta te re g i o n e n d u re d months of Missouri River flooding in the summer of 2011, and unflattering national media coverage of one of its largest employers, Beef Products Inc., last year. Starner also spoke with Dave Bernstein, a co-owner of State Steel, which last year spent $3 million to rehabilitate the historic American Linseed Oil Co. Building at 208 Court St. into the company’s downtown offices. The family business has operated for more than 60 year in Sioux City, which Bernstein told Starner is a “good place to do busiJerry Mennenga, Sioux City Journal ness.” CF Industries is planning a record $1.7 billion expansion of its Port Neal complex. “The local landscape of working with the city and the county has been very easy,” Bernstein, who serves as chair of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, said in the article. They are very industrial business-friendly.” Metro Sioux City first appeared in Site Selecdtion’s top 10 list with a third-place finish in 2006. A f te r b a c k - to - b a c k Dave Dreeszen, Sioux City Journal Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal f i rs t - p l a c e s f i n i s h e s the next two years, the Mid Country Machinery is building a $1 million addition to its Royal Canin recently constructed a $5 million wastewater treatment plant for its pet food factory in North Sioux City. m e t ro a re a a d d e d a Sergeant Bluff operation.

second-place showing in 2009. Site Selection’s base of 44,000 subscribers include executives involved in corporate site selection decisions, most at the chief operating officer, president or chief executive level. McGowan said the national recognition could help lure even more companies to the region. The Siouxland Initiative, the development arm of the Siouxland Chamber, placed a full-page, color ad in the March issue of Site Selection, next to the 2012 rankings. The ad, he said, will remind site selection consultants and corporate real estate officers who regularly read the publication that, “We’re a community that knows how to put together economic development deals.”

“The local landscape of working with the city and the county has been very easy. They are very industrial business-friendly.” Dave Bernstein

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Growing more efficient

Biotech corn offers area ethanol plants higher output, lower costs DAVE DREESZEN

Quad County Corn Processors

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GALVA, Iowa | In 2012, Jim Peterson grew 5,000 acres of a new type of corn designed to produce ethanol more efficiently. The Washta, Iowa area farmer sold the grain for a premium – 40 cents per bushel more than the regular market price. What makes it more valuable? The variety, called Enogen, is genetically engineered to boost ethanol output and reduce energy costs and water use. The hybrid, developed by Syngenta, contains a gene that promotes an enzyme that speeds the breakdown of starch into sugar, the initial step in converting grain into fuel. Enogen allows ethanol producers that grind dry corn to forgo buying the anzyme, called alpha amylase, in a liquid form. “Our client base and shareholders are getting that money rather than sending it to a manufacturer that puts in a tote the same product that we can grow in the field,” said Delayne Johnson, general manager of Quad County Corn Processors in Galva, Iowa. Quad County is the first U.S. ethanol plant to commercially use Enogen, developed by Syngenta, a global seed, herbicide and pesticide manufacturer. The Ida County plant this year started grinding 90 percent traditional corn and 10 percent Enogen. Another area plant, Plymouth Energy in Merrill, Iowa, signed a commercial

Produces: Ethanol Opened: 2002 Location: Galva, Iowa Annual capacity: 35 million gallons General manager: Delayne Johnson On the web: www. quad-county.com

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Quad County Corn Processors, above, located near Galva, Iowa, along U.S. Highway 20, is the first ethanol plant to commercially use a new type of corn genetically engineered to boost production and cut costs.

Quad County Corn Processors lab manager Joe Williams holds ground corn in the lab at the ethanol plant near Galva, Iowa.

deal with Syngenta, set to begin this fall. A third plant, Siouxland Ethanol near Jackson, Neb.,

is scheduled to begin a 90day trial with the manufacturer this spring. With their profit margins shrinking due to near record corn prices, Enogen offers ethanol producers a chance to improve their efficiency, as well as their bottom line. While other hybrids have been introduced for ethanol, Enogen is the first designed strictly for production purposes, as well as to make ethanol more efficient, cost effective and better for the environment.

The synthetic enzyme, derived from micro-organisms that live near hotwater vents on the ocean’s floor, is inactive while the kernel remain in tact, according to Syngenta. During the ethanol grinding, the enzyme explodes out of the kernel, breaking down the starch on its own. The enzyme also thins the corn mash and moves it through the fermentation process faster. More ethanol can be produced from the same amount of corn. The

cost of heating up and then cooling down the mixture also can be sharply reduced. “By taking the water out, you can save a lot of energy, said Jack Bernens, Enogen marketing and stakeholder relations manager. “Instead of having more water, you can put more corn in there.” For example, a 100-million gallon plant, using Enogen corn, could save 450,000 gallons of water, 1.3 million KWh of electricity and 244 billion BTUs of natural gas, while

also reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 106 million pounds, according to the com- Johnson pany. A three-month trial use of Enogen at the Quad County Corn Processor in 2009 produced encouraging results, Johnson said. The plant started using the biotech corn on a commercial basis in early February. “It looks like we’re going to have improved yields, but I can’t say that conclusively today,” Johnson said. “Overall, we’re starting to see the things that Synegta says the product can do.” Ethanol plants partner with Syngenta to recruit area farmers to grow Endogen. Growers must sign contracts that specify acres to be grown, marketing options, delivery timing and stewardship requirements. In exchange, they are guaranteed a 40-cent per bushel premium. That put an extra $500,000 in the

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Wind: Transmission plan FROM PAGE 6 $150,000 and $200,000 per mile for landowners along the route. Clean Line and its general contractor, Omaha, Neb.based Kiewit Power Constructors Co., held a series of community meetings to begin recruiting local vendors to supply labor, materials and other services along the route. More than 100 local leaders from a six-county area turned out at a January meeting at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon featuring Detweiler and other Clean Line officials. “Here in O’Brien County and all of Northwest Iowa, Clean Line Energy has received a lot of support and favorable attitudes,” O’Brien County economic development director Kiana Johnson said. Though conditions are gusty, there currently are no wind farms in the county, But a number of projects are now under consideration, Johnson said. For the convertor station, Clean Line has optioned more than 40 acres in O’Brien County’s Center Township, near the county seat of Primghar. A handful of full-time jobs would be created to maintain the station. Before moving ahead with construction, Houstonbased Clean Line must still clear a number of regulatory hurdles. The route through Iowa and Illinois is known as the Rock Island because it originally envisioned for the right-of-way for the former Rock Island Railroad. The company has identified

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Wind turbines are shown near U.S. Highway 20 in Sac County in this Journal file photo. A Houston-based company wants to build a 500-mile of high-voltage transmission line to transport excess wind-generated electricity in Siouxland to power hungry customers in metro Chicago. The Clean Line Energy route would begin near the O’Brien County seat of Primghar.

a broad potential corridor that would pass through some other Northwest Iowa counties besides O’Brien, including Cherokee, Clay and Buena Vista. Detweiler said the Iowa route should be finalized later this year. The company and Iowa Utilities Board will first hold public meetings in every county that the transmission line will traverse. Last fall, in filings with the Illinois Commerce

Commission, Clean Lean formally asked for approval of its proposed route through that state. The company also requested public utility status. Detweiler said Clean Lean anticipates receiving its final regulatory approval no later than 2014 in Illinois and 2015 in Iowa. The line, which would take two to three years to build, would be placed in service in 2017 or 2018 under that time frame.

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City honors aviation business for growth SIOUX CITY | A Growing Sioux City Award recently was presented to Aviation Consultant Expert Solutions LLC. The award recognizes the company’s growth and investment in Sioux City. Mayor Bob Scott presented the award to ACES CEO Jim Sponder and Chief Operating Officer Travis Stein. “ACES is an excellent example of a small business start-up that is achieving success in Sioux City,” Scott said. “It is exciting to see a local company serving international customers.” ACES, an Federal Aviation Administration-certification maintenance repair operation, offers aircraft maintenance, flight operations, and safety management throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico, and Africa.

The company last year signed a 20-year lease for hangar 802 (the former Northwest Air Link hangar) under an agreement with the city and Sioux Gateway Airport Board. It includes a 24,000-square foot hangar floor and an additional 12,000-square-feet of shop and office space. In the last year, ACES has grown to employ 20 fulltime repair mechanics. The company anticipates further expansion in Sioux City. “We are proud to be part of this community and pleased to see continued growth, not only for ACES, but also in the aviation industry taking place right here in our hometown,” Sponder said. ACES recently completed an overhaul and refurbishment of a SAAB 340B for

Caribbean client, Seaborne Airlines. Released from the Sioux Gateway Airport in February, the aircraft rejoined the Seaborne fleet operating 337 weekly departures to San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Tortola, and Virgin Gorda. ACES worked closely with the City, the Airport Board, and Jetsun Aviation in 2011 to secure hangar space at the Sioux Gateway Airport and to receive financial assistance from the city and state through Targeted Jobs Withholding Tax Credits Program. As part of the Growing Sioux City Award, ACES received Sioux City windshirts and a certificate for a tree to be planted in their name this spring, signifying Provided the company’s commitment Sioux City officials are shown recently with owners of Aviation Consultant Expert Solutions, to growing in the commu- or ACES, at the company’s hangar at Sioux Gateway Airport. The city presented its Growing Sioux City Award to the aircraft maintenance and repair business. nity.

Magazine cites CF, Polaris DAVE DREESZEN

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SERGEANT BLUFF | A national trade publication has recognized two Siouxland manufacturers for their recent expansions. CF Industries and Polaris Industries were among 30 U.S. companies to receive 2012 Corporate Investment & Community Impact, or CiCi Awards, from Trade & Industry Development. Polaris was honored in the Community Impact division, while CF was recognized in the Corporate Investment category. CF announced a record $1.7 billion expansion of its Port Neal fertilizer complex last November. The singlelargest private capital investment in Iowa history is

expected to create 100 new jobs, doubling the company’s employment at Port Neal, located just south of Sergeant Bluff. CF was one of seven CiCi recipients that announced plans last year to invest at least $1 billion, said Scott D. Swoger, publisher, Trade & Industry Development magazine, and president of its parent company Due North Consulting Inc. Another, Iowa Fertilizer, is constructing a new fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa. Polaris’ recent growth has had a major positive impact in the Iowa Great Lakes region. The manufacturer acquired the Indian Motorcycles brand and then moved the production to Spirit Lake. The company also has

grown its Victory Motorcycles and Ranger all-terrain vehicles, and expanded into Milford with the GEM and newly-announced Brutus lines. The CiCi recipients made public declarations in 2012 of plans for economic development project that will create and retain more than 35,250 jobs, and result in total corporate investment in excess of $16 billion. Among the criteria considered for CiCi recognition in the Community Impact division: number of jobs created and/or retained, area unemployment figures, average income level of the region, area plant closings or decline in industry segments, and the creation of new industry segments with employment opportunities.

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Ag Partners’ complex in Alton, Iowa, is shown above last June.

Cenex convenience store. Ag Partners recently reached an agreement to sell the six-acre Orange City site to Northwestern College. The property adjoins

the southwest portion of the campus, just west of the Rowenhorst Student Center. The contract calls for Northwestern to take

possession of the property on April 1. “This property offers us the opportunity to reconsider future expansion, and it comes as we have recently developed a new campus master plan,” Northwestern President Greg Christy said. De Jong said the aging Orange City grain elevator doesn’t meet customers’ needs, with a receiving capacity per hour seven times slower than the newer elevator in Alton. In addition, he cited the safety benefits of closing the Orange City operation for Northwestern students and the improved traffic flow through campus that will result. Ag Partners, owned jointly by Alceco, a Albert City, Iowa, farmer cooperative and Minneapolis ag giant Cargil, has more than 7,000 customers throughout its large Northwest Iowa territory. The company, which provides grain, agronomy, feed and petroleum, also has area locations in Matlock, Sheldon, Sutherland, Maurice, Merrill, Hospers, Sioux Center, Calumet, Alta, Ellsworth, Royal, Hartley, Emmetsburg and Fonda.

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SIOUX CITY | Titan Machinery is expanding offerings in Sioux City, building a new facility to house an equipment dealership on the south edge of the city and converting the prior northside facility into an outlet location. The changes go into effect in June, when the Case IH construction dealership will open at 5656 Harbor Drive. At the same time, the outlet store in Cherokee, Iowa, will move to the longstanding Sioux City location at 33952 Frelon Drive. The moving process will begin in April. Back in Cherokee, that Titan Machinery facility will still have a Case IH farm equipment dealership. A dealer of Case IH and New Holland farm and construction equipment, Titan Machinery was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in West Fargo, N.D. Titan officials said they’ve made the changes in part to better serve farmers who are enjoying a strong regional agriculture economy. Titan Machinery outlet division manager Don

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A tractor at the Titan Machinery/Case construction equipment dealership on Highway 75 is shown. The Titan Machinery network consists now of 105 dealership. Nick Hytrek, Sioux City Journal file

The Titan Machinery building at 33952 Frelong Drive is shown in March 2012. The company has built a new facility in the city’s Expedition Business Park.

Aberle said the outlet store gets a high volume of used inventory traffic, so having it in the northside site near U.S. Highway 75 is beneficial. The Sioux City outlet store is one of two in the Titan network. “Sioux City is an ideal location, and Titan Machinery looks forward to running two businesses here, the outlet store and the

Case construction equipment dealership,” Aberle said. Work began in spring 2012 on the 20,000-square-foot building on a 12-acre site at Expedition Court and Discovery Boulevard in the Expedition Business Park near Sioux Gateway Airport. Titan bought the site from the city for $1. In return, the company agreed to a

minimum property assessment of $1.5 million. The new south site is valued for high accessibility, being right off Interstate 29 and also near competitors. Roughly eight to 10 jobs are expected to be added between the two Sioux City locations. The Titan Machinery expansion adds jobs to Sioux City and is the type

of project the city likes to see, Sioux City Economic Development Department economic development specialist Sam Wagner said in 2012. “We love seeing a company like that,” Wagner said. “If they’re growing, we like to keep them here.” Titan Outlet stores provide farmers a full range of used ag equipment at outlet prices. Used equipment moves from T itan Machinery

inventory to the outlet store based on the number of days the equipment has been for sale, regardless of type, brand or location. The Titan Machinery network consists now of 105 dealerships, including two outlet stores, in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Colorado and Arizona, as well as 13 European dealerships in Romania and Bulgaria.

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Maurer Manufacturing plans business expansion Firm sees future in aluminum trailers RUSS OECHSLIN

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SPENCER, Iowa | Two years after purchasing a line of single-wall, hopper-bottom aluminum grain trailers from GEM-L, in Brandon, S.D., Maurer Manufacturing is planning to begin full production of the 55-footlong single-wall units this spring at its facility in Spencer’s Technical Park North. While Maurer has offered steel grain trailers for many years, the single-wall aluminum trailer line is geared more to local field-to-elevator haulers than its steel trailers or even double-wall aluminum designs, said Plant Manager John Tatman.

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Maurer Manufacturing General Manager Chris Tostenrud and Plant Manager John Tatman are shown. The aluminum trailer market is expanding faster than the steel trailer market.

“The single-wall design is lighter to allow for more cargo, while staying under load restrictions,” Tatman said. “Farmers are hauling longer distances now to take

advantage of better prices offered directly by ethanol production facilities.” Using Clay County, Iowa, as an example, Tatman said that because there is no

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ethanol plant in the county, farmers are hauling further, to places like Hartley, Emmetsburg, Albert City or Superior, and can be more efficient using a lightweight trailer. Maurer’s single-wall trailer is designed to be comparable in strength to a double-wall design, “and it’s easier to fix,” he said. General Manager Chris Tostenrud said, “We felt we needed the aluminum hopper bottom trailer line to offer our dealers a full line of Maurer products. We have dealers who haven’t had access to an alum trailers and wanted to better compete. Now they can compete and maintain their Maurer presence in their communities.” The aluminum trailer market is expanding faster than the steel trailer market,

Tostenrud said, and should outpace steel trailer sales in the next five years. “In addition to being lighter, aluminum doesn’t rust as steel does. But the lighter weight, that’s really the (sales) driver. And this will be the driver for the company’s growth, too,” Tostenrud said. While Maurer has been selling the single-wall aluminum trailers since 2011, GEM-L has continued to produce the units under contract. Once production is in full swing, Maurer will be able to produce more trailers than the South Dakota company was able to deliver. Maurer has been advertising since January to fill 23 immediate positions – some on the aluminum trailer line, and others to expand production of its

other products, including its signature combine grain bin extensions, along with steel gondola, drop-deck, and grain trailers, in addition to combine head transports. Tostenrud said that in addition to adding the aluminum trailer production, Maurer has had a good year with its existing line and plans to ramp up production in most other areas as well. That should include the doubling of production of Maurer’s steel drop-deck trailers, due mostly to demand in the oilfields of North Dakota, Tatman said. While Maurer’s sales are largely in the Midwest, the company has shipped products to 49 of the 50 United States, Europe, Canada, South America, Asia and Australia.

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ISAC Board of Directors. They are chosen by their affiliate and serve they are LE MARS, Iowa | Plym- replaced by their affiliate. outh County Attorney Darin Raymond is the new OU presents ‘Heart president of the Iowa State of the Mission’ award Association of Counties SIOUX CITY | OpportuniBoard of Dities Unlimited recently has rectors. awarded its annual “Heart B o a r d of the Mission” award to members Jenny Walrod, vocational were sworn services manager. in by AttorThe award, introduced ney General Raymond in 2004, is given to an outTom Miller standing OU staff member during the association’s who has earned the disJanuary board meeting in tinction through leadership, commitment to the West Des Moines. Raymond is in his fourth organization and persons elected term as county at- served. The honoree also torney. He has served for 17 goes above and beyond their years, since being appointed job expectations, sets a posto fill an unexpired term in itive example and serves as 1996. a role model for others and He has served on the ISAC has done outstanding things Board of directors since outside of their scope of re2009. Twenty-one county sponsibility. officials serve on the 2013 Wa l r o d works

one-on-one with individuals and oversees certified job coaches that help individuals to learn valuable skills so they can access meaningful employment. Walrod has been with OU for 14 years. Prior to her work in the Vocational Services department, she served in roles in the OU Therapy and Residential departments. Before that, she worked for AmeriCorps.

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Prof authors religious book SIOUX CITY | Jessica Tinklenberg deVega, assistant professor of religious studies at Morningside College, authored the book “Guesses, Goofs & Prophetic Fa i l u r e s ” that recently was published by Thomas Nelson Inc. deVega The book examines what the Bible says about prophecy, and people predicting an end of the world that didn’t come to pass. It aims to help readers better understand where the idea of “the end of the world” comes from in Jewish and Christian traditions.

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Briar Cliff announces new trustees SIOUX CITY | Debi Durham, Jim Ro t h a n d Charese Ya n n e y have joined the Briar Cliff University Board of Trustees. Durham D u rh a m , Sioux City, is the director of the Iowa Economic Development Au t h o r i ty, a post she Roth was named to by Gov. Terry Branstad. Previously, she was president of the Siouxland Chamber of Yanney Commerce and Siouxland Initiative. Roth is a Medicare marketing representative for UCare, an independent nonprofit health plan provider of health coverage and services to nearly 300,000 members in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. He also is serving a second four-year term on the St. Anthony, Minn. City Council A Sheldon, Iowa, native, Roth is a 1985 graduate of Briar Cliff, where he majored in business administration. Yanney, Sioux City, is a partner in Guarantee Roofing, Siding and Insulation Co., where she has helped operate the business for nearly 40 years. She serves on boards for Vision Iowa, Iowa Department of Transportation and Siouxland Foundation. Her father, Jim, and mother Do (posthumously), received the 2010 Briar Cliff Medal.

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OntheMove Sioux City law firm adds two partners SIOUX CITY | The Klass Law Firm has announced that Ryland Deinert and Thomas (Cody) Farrens are partners of the Sioux City firm, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Both had been associates with the firm. Ryland received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and his law degree from the University of South Dakota School of Law. He is a member of South Dakota State Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association, US District Court for the District of South Dakota, US District Court for the District of Minnesota and is admitted to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Farrens received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, graduating magna cum laude. He received his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. Cody He started working for the Klass Law Firm after graduation. He is a member of Iowa State Bar Association, South Dakota State Bar Association and Nebraska State Bar Association.

Local architect firm hires intern SIOUX CITY | Alex Smith has been hired as an internarchitect at RML Architects LLC. Smith will be enrolling in the Intern Development Smith Program, or IDP, sponsored by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Smith graduated in December 2012 from Montana State University with a masters of architecture. He previously graduated with honors from Montana State with a bachelors of environmental design in 2011. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Smith served two tours in Iraq during 2004-2007.

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Children’s departments. Kunkel, who graduated from Lawton-Bronson High School, is a co-leader for the Banner Boosters 4-H Club in Woodbury County.

USD names history department chair VERMILLION, S.D. | Kurt Hackemer has been selected as chair of the University of South Dakota Department of History, beginning in the 201314 academic year. A member of the USD faculty Hackemer since 1996, Hackemer will replace Judith Sebesta, who will retire in May. Hackemer currently serves as associate vice president of academic affairs and as a professor of history. His administrative experience is extensive at USD and includes serving as interim director of diversity from 2010-12; interim Registrar from 2011-12; associate dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, 2001-10; and acting chair, department of American Indian Studies from 200708. In addition to administration posts at USD, Hackemer has teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate education, and is the author of several articles and two books: “To Rescue My Native Land: The Civil War Letters of William T. Shepherd, First Illinois Light Artillery” and “The U.S. Navy and the Origins of the MilitaryIndustrial Complex.”

SIOUX CITY | Beth Posson is the new executive assistant and project Manager for St. Luke’s H e a l t h Foundation. Posson was previously editor Posson of the company newsletter at Great West Casualty Co., lead secretary at Tyson/IBP, Inc. and Hospice volunteer coordinator at Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice of St. Catherine Hospital. Posson received her BA in Human Resource Management from Briar Cliff College. Tracy Kunkel has been named administrative coordinator for the St. Luke’s H e a l t h Foundation. Kunkel has previous experience in health business, having previously dealt with Kunkel customer relations, physician order entry, data entry, and vendor relations. Kunkel’s prior professional experience includes being administrative assistant of Healey Werks Corp., a para educator for Health system names Lawton-Bronson Commumedical officer nity Schools and unit secretary at St. Luke’s for seven ORANGE CITY, Iowa | years in the Women’s and Dr. Alan Laird has been

appointed chief medical officer for Orange City Area Health System. D u t i e s Laird for the system’s newly-created position include serving on the administrative leadership team, participating in strategic planning, developing and maintaining quality and patient safety initiatives, and serving as a resource and advisor to the medical staff. Laird has served as a family practice physician with OCAHS since 1991. A native of Storm Lake, Iowa, Laird graduated from Northwestern College, and received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. As part of a team of 16 family practice doctors and advanced level practitioners serving in four OCAHS medical clinics, Laird will continue to see patients in the Hospers Family Practice Clinic in addition to serving in the new role of CMO.

Pointe at Sunrise names new chef SIOUX CITY | Brandon Durant recently joined the staff at The Pointe at Sunrise as the newly appointed chef. Durant will be responsible for p re p a r i n g gourmet evening meals for 86 residents who live in the 62 independent Durant apartment building on the campus of Sunrise. Durant will also be the special events caterer for the entire Sunrise community. Durant is a graduate of South Sioux City High

School and Metro Community College, where he completed his associate’s degree in Applied Science/ Chef’s Apprenticeship. He is experienced in fine dining and recently held the position of sous chef/banquet chef at Kahills from 2009-2011.

Central Bank hires mortgage loan officer SIOUX CITY | Chris Krueger has been named a mortgage loan officer at Central Bank’s downtown Sioux City location at 522 4th St. Krueger has a strong track record and experience in the Krueger financial industry, said Jeff Lapke, Sioux City Central Bank president.

Sunrise hires wellness coordinator SIOUX CITY | Jonathan Young recently joined Sunrise Retirement Community as the wellness coordinator. In his new position, Young will be the instructor for all wellness Young and fitness classes for the health center and independent residents on the Sunrise campus. Young will teach strength training, brain fitness, balance, yoga, and tai chi. He also will be responsible for marketing special wellness events in the community. Young has a degree in exercise science from Wayne State College, and is a 2006 graduate of East High School. Prior to joining Sunrise, Young was a personal trainer for Anytime Fitness.

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Biotech corn: Offers higher output FROM PAGE 19 pockets of farmers who supplied the Quad County plant with Enogen corn last year, Johnson said. “It really is a big deal,” he said. “The farmers that have participated in it are getting significant number of dollars more than those who are growing standard corn.” About 7,000 acres of the hybrid were grown last year within a roughly 30-mile radius of the Galva plant. Peterson said he plans to plant somewhat more Enogen this spring than last year. He is under contract to supply corn not only for the nearby Quad County plant, but also Plymouth Energy, and for additional Syngenta trials. In the field, Enogen looks and performs the same as traditional field corn, the veteran farmer said.

“The actual amount of Enogen pollen in an adjacent field is very, very low.” he said. The concentration is so low it should not create an issue for any other processing system.” JACK BERNENS

Enogen marketing and stakeholder relations manager “We had regular corn right along beside it, and the yields were no different,” he said. Peterson likened the ethanol variety to other hybrids with traits that help farmers, such as corn resistance to the Roundup herbicide. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2011 approved Enogen for commercial uses. The federal agency had previously found the corn was safe to consume. The approval drew objections from groups worried about cross-pollination in fields. A coalition of food

processors fear an accidental mixing of Enogen with regular corn could have an adverse affect on consumer products. Bernens said Syngenta has taken a number of measures to prevent crosspollination, including a requirement that border rows of regular corn be planted in Enogen fields. “The actual amount of Enogen pollen in an adjacent field is very, very low,” he said. “The concentration is so low it should not create an issue for any other processing system.”

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