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MME History

April 2002
The Farmer Steering Committee for Ethanol began efforts to determine any competitive advantage for a West Central Missouri ethanol plant.

September 2002
The Farmers Steering Committee for Ethanol merges with Mid-Missouri Energy, Inc., a new generation cooperative corporate structure.

February  2003
Mid-Missouri Energy begins their equity funding drive. A series of 62 public meetings are scheduled to explain the project, including Offering information for interested investors, over a six week period and a 70-mile radius of the four core counties: Carroll, Chariton, Lafayette and Saline. Surpassing their goal of $12 million, the equity drive was extended. Closing in June with equity raised in excess of $22 million.

October 2003
Mid-Missouri Energy celebrates their Groundbreaking Ceremony for the 40 million gallon per year corn processing ethanol plant one mile west of Malta Bend, Missouri on U.S. Highway 65.

December 2003
Mid-Missouri Energy closes financing on its 100% farmer-owned ethanol plant in Saline County, Missouri, with excess of $22 million equity.
 

February 2005

Mid-Missouri Energy grinds corn and begins ethanol production.


March 2006
Mid-Missouri Energy announces a 5 to 1stock split.

 

October 2010

Mid-Missouri Energy completed their planned conversion from a cooperative to a limited liability corporation.

 

January 2011

Mid-Missouri Energy had the distinction of participating in Harvard Business School Case Study for the third time since starting production of ethanol.