spiritwoodenergypark1Jamestown (CSi) The Spiritwood Energy Park Association has been informed that there are three value-added agriculture companies showing an interest in locating in the Spiritwood Energy Park.

SEPA chief operating officer and CEO of the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation, Connie Ova and Rich Garman Sr., project manager, discussed with the association Tuesday how they are getting the word out about SEPA and its many benefits for companies looking to build new near major transportation lines.

Ova said she would have more information about the three value-added agriculture companies after the next JSDC Board of Directors meeting on April 11.

She said that she and Garman are using every resource available to promote the Energy Park.

In other business, the Spiritwood Energy Park Association heard a report from Jeff Zueger, chief operating officer for Midwest AgEnergy, a parent company of Dakota Spirit AgEnergy, on the ethanol plant. He said the facility is running as expected and he is expecting a possible increase in use after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its crop-planting intentions report last week.

Connie Ova said that she would like to have SEPA have an ex-officio member of the JSDC Board of Directors. An ex-officio member attends and participates in board meetings, but has no voting power. Ova said the JSDC Board of Directors will consider the idea at its next meeting.