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Article: Evansville site for biodiesel plant; soybean crushing plant also being considered.
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2006
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Byline: Nathan Leaf
Aug. 18--Evansville is on the verge of becoming Wisconsin's one-stop shop for biodiesel fuel. And it's all happening fairly quickly for the northwestern Rock County community.
North Prairie Productions, Waterloo, has announced plans to build a 45 million-gallon refinery that will convert soybean oil into biodiesel.
And Thursday morning, Landmark Services Cooperative of Cottage Grove told business leaders in Evansville that it has commissioned an economic feasibility study for what would be the state's first soybean processing plant adjacent to the biodiesel plant.
Proponents say it's good news for the state's soybean ...