Proposed Ethanol Plant on border of Hempfield and East Huntingdon Townships May be Largest in America

Recent news reports explain that Commonwealth Renewable Energy, Inc. plans to rebuild the former Sony picture tube facility into a natural gas-fired, corn to ethanol refinery.

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2006/12/04/daily32.html

Friday, December 8, 2006
Sony finalizes sale of American Video Glass plant
Pittsburgh Business Times - by Ben Semmes

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06343/744849-59.stm

Ethanol maker buys glass plant
Hempfield site will hire 100 in a year
Saturday, December 09, 2006
By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_483483.html

Region's farmers pin profit hopes on Westmoreland ethanol plant
By Robin Acton and C.M. Mortimer
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, December 10, 2006

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_496744.html

Hempfield Township's planner resigns
By Liz Zemba
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, March 8, 2007

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07128/784268-28.stm

Ethanol taking roots in corn fields
The state's first production facility, going up in Westmoreland
County, will be the largest in the nation and is being called
"something to be excited about."
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
By Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_525057.html

Commonwealth Renewable ethanol plans delayed

By C.M. Mortimer
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, August 31, 2007

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