The fledgling renewable energy industry has been growing for years, with more than twice the national average percentage job growth during much of the past decade. ...more

June 11, 2009

The news that a Tampa alternative fuel corporation wants to build an ethanol plant in Venus is interesting. At first glance, it seems like a good deal for Highlands County by creating more jobs and allowing the county to get more involved in the renewable energy industry. It also could be beneficial to local growers. United States EnviroFuels has been awarded $7 million grant to build the plant that – if it is permitted – would initially produce 20 million gallons a year. ...more

January 27, 2008

United States Envirofuels, a Tampa alternative fuel corporation, has been given a $7 million grant to build an ethanol plant in Venus. ...more

January 23, 2008