Palladon Announces Annual General Meeting and Start-Up of Operations at Iron Mountain

Palladon Ventures Ltd. is pleased to announce that it will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday September 17th 2008, at 9:00 a.m. at the Company’s corporate offices in Salt Lake City, Utah. Palladon Iron Corporation (“Palladon Iron”) has initiated operations at the Iron Mountain facility in Cedar City, Utah in anticipation of the first shipment of iron ore from the site during... 

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Trucking exec wants coal plant answers

While many local business organizations have voted to support a $1.3 billion coal-fired power plant in northeast Waterloo, one local businessman says he’s withholding his support for the project until traffic and environmental questions are addressed to his satisfaction. Bob Molinaro, president of Warren Transport Inc. and a member of the Waterloo Industrial Development Association board of directors,... 

Alliant unit selling assets to build coal plant, boost wind power

Alliant Energy Corp.’s Iowa utility is selling transmission assets for $750 million in cash to fund construction of a coal-fired power plant and an increase in wind power generation in that state. Interstate Power & Light Co., a utility of Madison-based Alliant Energy, said Friday that Wisconsin Power & Light Co., Alliant’s Madison utility, is also seeking to develop wind power... 

Two New Ethanol Plants Planned for Iowa

Construction of two new ethanol plants in Iowa will offer area farmers stronger local demand for their corn. Bill Todorof, chairman of Cedar River Ethanol LLC, and Unity Ethanol LLC, made double announcements Wednesday, Dec. 27 of his companies’ plan to construct two ethanol plants – one in Ottumwa and the second near Ainsworth/Columbus Junction, IA. Technology providers for both plants... 

New Hampton Ethanol Plant Proposal Moves Forward

A proposed $160 million ethanol plan east of the city received the go-ahead from federal officials to start raising money. The U.S Securities and Exchange on Thursday approved Homeland Ethanol Solutions for limited liability corporation status. The action allows the company to start selling shares for an ethanol plant capable of producing 100 million gallons annually. Pat Boyle, Homeland’s vice... 

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Coal mine planned near Bryce Canyon

The federal Bureau of Land Management is about to begin an environmental impact study on a proposed surface coal mine just south of the Kane County town of Alton but also fairly close to Bryce Canyon National Park. That location is likely to spark a “jobs vs. environmental protection” debate as the BLM’s Kanab Office considers the Coal Hollow Mine proposal submitted by Alton Coal... 

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Penford to break ground for ethanol plant

Penford Products Co. will break ground next Tuesday for a new ethanol production facility in Cedar Rapids. Penford Corp., owner of Penford Products, announced plans in June to build a $42 million ethanol plant with the capacity to produce up to 45 million gallons of ethanol per year. The plant will be located adjacent to Penford Products’ existing starch production facility at 1001 First St....