William J. Horan

Western Iowa Energy LLC operates biodiesel plants. It is a clean burning fuel that is nearly carbon-neutral meaning it contributes almost zero emissions towards global warming as well as fairly dramatically reducing other emissions. The company was founded in February 2004 and is headquartered in Wall Lake, IA.

Central Iowa Energy LLC owns a commercial scale, state-of-the-art biodiesel production facility in Newton, Iowa. The multiple feedstock production facility can utilize soybean oil, other vegetable oils and animal fats to manufacture approximately 30 million gallons of high quality biodiesel each year. Central Iowa Energy LLC is owned by more than 500 individual investors. Those investors are represented by a Board of Directors. The plant was built by Renewable Energy Group, Inc. with their patented continuous-flow technology. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. also has an agreement with Central Iowa Energy LLC to manage the plant and market all biodiesel produced under their SoyPOWER® biodiesel brand. The plant runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and employs 30 people. The plant utilizes patented continuous flow technology and was built by Renewable Energy Group® Inc. The turnkey project includes a pre-treatment area for oils and fats, the production area where those oils and fats are turned into biodiesel, a tank farm for raw material and finished product storage; a load out and receiving area where trucks and railcars are loaded and unloaded; and an administration building which includes a board room, scale room and offices. Central Iowa Energy, LLC.'s facility is located a site in Jasper County, Iowa on the north side of Newton. This site sits on the Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) and is located approximately 4.75 miles from US Interstate 80. The site is approximately 32 acres with additional acreage available to allow for possible future expansion.

Iowa Renewable Energy LLC develops, constructs, owns and operates a biodiesel manufacturing plant. It engages in the production and sale of biodiesel and crude glycerin. The company was founded in April 2005 and is headquartered in Washington, IA.

Western Dubuque Biodiesel LLC extracts and sells biodiesel. It is a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic, renewable resources. The company was founded in November 2005 and is headquartered in Farley, IA.

Natural Resources Solutions LC is a consulting firm based in Austin, TX, founded by Katharine Armstrong. The private company specializes in finding practical and innovative solutions to both regulatory and non-regulatory natural resource and environmental issues.

Iowa State University Research Park Corp. (ISURP) is a 500+ acre development in Ames, IA that serves over 100 tenant companies, with more than 800,000 square feet of developed building space. The current tenant roster includes world headquarters locations for two publicly traded companies and major research and development facilities for 10 others. The goal of ISURP is to utilize various resources to attract all business concepts from startups to Fortune 500 companies to Ames. ISURP provides collaborative relationships to simplify business models, exchange ideas, and grow in the industry. The private company offers over 63 job positions and works with businesses from a variety of industries to improve economic development in Ames, across the state, and nationwide.