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Financial Benefits – Fibrominn Amounts to 28% of the City of Benson Property Tax Base

Terry Walmsley — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:30:32 +0000

One of the questions we are often asked is the importance of a plant to a local community – specifically the financial benefits. In addition to new jobs, there are other tangible financial benefits. While each project will differ based on location, we can look at the Minnesota project to better understand one of the

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It’s More than 30-35 Jobs

Terry Walmsley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:05:20 +0000

As we have gone through our development process in various areas, we have heard several people say that a Fibrowatt project “is just 30-35 jobs.” In the rural poultry-rearing areas where Fibrowatt plants are developed, we have seen a uniform concern about jobs. Many of these areas have seen their non-agriculture, anchor industries like textiles

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Fibrowatt Presents Information to the Page County Virginia Board of Supervisors

Terry Walmsley — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:58:21 +0000

On Tuesday, March 2nd we provided information on Fibrowatt to the Page County Board of Supervisors and interested local residents. Prior to this meeting, the Company had been encouraged to consider the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley through regional economic development meetings and the interest of the poultry industry and Virginia’s Department of

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