BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — A southern Idaho ethanol plant has resumed production after being shuttered for nearly a year.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. announced Wednesday that its plant in Burley is up and running again. The company ceased operations in February 2009 amid falling corn prices and sharp market declines.
Months later, the Sacramento Calif.-based company filed for federal bankruptcy protection and emerged from that process in December.
Company officials say they intend to hire at least 35 employees for a plant designed to produce up to 60 million gallons of ethanol per year.
