Sterling?s ethanol factory first of 3 to break ground
STERLING ? The trucks are moving in Sterling.
Colorado?s first ethanol plant is under construction, while two more are waiting in the wings for final approval.
Colorado Agri Products is building a 42-million-gallon-per-year plant, which will operate as Sterling Ethanol when it is completed in October. Construction of the plant is expected to cost $50 million.
?We broke ground a couple of weeks ago,? said Dave Kramer, president of Colorado Agri Products. ?We are working out of a temporary office out here ? The dirt is definitely moving.?
Kramer?s project is backed by a group of 24 investors,…
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