Entrepreneurial itch leads to ethanol production

At first, Dan A. Sanders and his son Dan R. Sanders knew nothing about the fuel-ethanol industry, but that didn’t stop them from diving in.

As a result, Northern Colorado is now reaping the benefits of their entrepreneurial itch.

The Sanders run Front Range Energy LLC, an ethanol business in Windsor with annual revenue of $150 million. Their aim is to build it into a cutting-edge ethanol production and distribution company that will become a major supplier for a growing market — and keep father and son in business together for some years to come. The fuel-ethanol business took off amid the…