Dean Kegler, right, administrative manager of Zea Chem Inc., leads a tour Thursday January 26, 2012 for Dallas Tonsager undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, second from left, and James Imbler CEO and president of ZeaChem at the Boardman plant. The USDA approved a conditional loan commitment of $232.5 million to build a full-scale biorefinery that would employ 65 people and be operational by the end of 2014. See a photo gallery at tricityherald.com. Erickson Paul 1/26/12 A1 Main.
Published Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
BOARDMAN, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave ZeaChem its conditional commitment Thursday for a $232.5 million loan guarantee to build a full-scale biorefinery in Boardman.
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