POET at a glance

BOTTOM LINE: POET

Headquarters: Sioux Falls

Founded: 1987

Production facilities: Mitchell (SD), Scotland (SD), Chancellor (SD), Groton (SD), Hudson (SD), Big Stone City (SD), Bingham Lake (MN), Preston (MN), Glenville East (MN), Lake Crystal (MN), Coon Rapids (IA), Hanlontown (IA), Ashton (IA), Emmetsburg (IA), Jewell (IA), Gowrie (IA), Corning (IA), Laddonia (MO), Macon (MO), Portland (IN), Alexandria (IN), North Manchester (IN), Caro (MI), Leipsic (OH), Fostoria (OH), Marion (OH)

Operating entities: POET, LLC (parent company), POET Design & Construction, POET Plant Management, POET Biorefining, POET Ethanol Products, POET Nutrition, POET Research, POET Research Center (Scotland, SD), POET Risk Management (Albert Lea, MN)

Employees: More than 1,500

Executives: Jeff Broin (CEO), Larry Ward (senior vice president, project management)

Large presence: POET is the world’s largest ethanol producer

On the web: www.poetenergy.com