Jamestown  (CSi)  At the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce /Ag Energy Committee luncheon on Tuesday, held at the North Dakota Farmers Union, in Jamestown those in attendance heard a presentation by Guest Speaker, Mike Keller of Archer Daniels Midland, with an update of the $350 million dollar soybean crushing and refining complex under construction at the Spiritwood Energy Park.

Keller said contractors have started demolition of the closed Cargill Malt Plant. The demolition is expected to continue through December this year, with a completion date anticipated by the 2023 harvest, with a capacity of processing 150,000 bushels per day, producing approximately 600 million pounds of refined soybean oil annually.

The Spiritwood complex is expected produce 1.8 million pounds of oil to be transported to Marathon Petroleum in Dickinson.

The facility will employ approximately 75 people.

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Jamestown  (CSi) The Jamestown Chamber Ag/Energy Committee invites you to the 2021 Ag/Energy Luncheon, which will be held on Tuesday, October 19th from 12:00 – 1:00pm at the North Dakota Farmers Union building in Jamestown.  This year’s guest speaker will be Mike Keller of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).  He will speak about the new soybean crushing facility being built out at Spiritwood Energy Park. Tickets for the event are available online at www.jamestownchamber.com or can be picked up at the chamber office or at the event. Tickets are $10.00. The event is sponsored by Great River Energy, Otter Tail Power Company, AgCountry Farm Credit Services, and North Dakota Farmers Union.