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Kansas City-based Alternative Energy Sources Inc. said today it plans to construct a third ethanol plant, though it continues to seek construction financing for all of the facilities. Alternative Energy said it has taken an option on 100 acres at a business park in Greenville, Ill., which is 45 miles east of St. Louis. The site is served by the Illinois Western Railroad on tracks adjacent to the acreage. It also has easy access to the interstate highway system. Alternative Energy's announcement said construction on this third plant would begin within the next year, with the plant in operation in late 2008. Like two others the company announced, the Greenville plant would produce about 110 million gallons of ethanol a year. This is the third site on which Alternative Energy has acquired an option with plans to build an ethanol plant.
(Amherst, NY, October 20, 2006) - - Amherst is finalizing arrangements to get contractors out to clear storm debris from streets and highways in Buffalo's biggest suburb. News 4's Ellen Maxwell explains how residents can help speed up the effort. Amherst Supervisor Satish Mohan says DRC Emergency Services out of Alabama will begin cleaning up debris Saturday morning. They're required to hire as many local crews as possible, and should have the bulk of the branches removed in 25 days. Amherst Supervisor Dr. Satish Mohan said, "I'll request the residents to collect their debris on the curbside because our contractor will not go beyond the curbside." Mohan is asking that no one park in the street until all the debris on streets is cleared. Town officials also ask residents to continue to be especially careful on the roads.
LONGVIEW - A half-dozen new commercial buildings are nearing completion in Longview, and with more on the way, the area is deepening its economic roots, city and business leaders say. New buildings and stores mean rising tax revenue for Longview, jobs for area residents and services for a growing population. "All of these represent a positive outlook for our community," Longview Finance Director Kurt Sacha said. In 2005, there were 124 permits for commercial projects in Longview. So far this year, the city has issued 127. It's too early to know how much tax revenue and jobs those new and expanded offices and retail business will generate, Sacha said. However, the new buildings already have increased property tax revenues, and a healthy commercial sector is a good indicator of overall economic health.
CASTRO VALLEY - Construction began today on a four-year, $121 million freeway-widening project aimed at reducing one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in the East Bay. The project calls for widening Interstate Highway 238, the two-mile freeway that connects Interstate Highway 580 and Interstate Highway 880, from four to six lanes with auxiliary lanes between on- and off-ramps. I-238 is a major freight truck corridor from the state's agricultural heartland in San Joaquin County to the port of Oakland as well as an important commute and recreational route. Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority officials, who held a groundbreaking ceremony in the parking lot of Neighborhood Church in Castro Valley, said the improvements would provide additional capacity and enhancement safety by easing the movement of trucks crossing from I-580 to I-238.
A panel discussion was held on the preservation and future of national treasures at the Shoso-in Forum 2006 Osaka in advance of the 58th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures that will begin today at Nara National Museum. Prior to the panel discussion, Hideki Togi, who plays various instruments in Japan's traditional court music gagaku, and Kenichi Yuyama, director of Nara National Museum, delivered speeches. The exhibition is organized by the museum with support from Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp., Kintetsu Corp., Central Japan Railway Co., Daikin Industries, Ltd., Daiwa House Group, Tezukayama Gakuen and Tezukayama University and Nippon Life Insurance Co. in cooperation with The Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK's Nara Station and Nara Television Co. About 1,300 people attended the forum, which touched on Emperor Shomu's important role in the rise of culture during the Tenpyo period (729-749), and the treasures his wife, Empress Komyo, dedicated to the Great Buddha at Todaiji temple.
VISTA ---- A man fatally shot by Vista sheriff's deputies after a physical altercation Saturday night was identified today as a 27-year-old Vista man, authorities said.David Lopez had allegedly threatened his family with a knife when deputies were called at 6:15 p.m. to the Vista Terraces Mobile Home Park on the 1200 block of North Santa Fe, Lt. Dennis Brugos said. When the three deputies arrived at the park, they were directed to a different mobile home than the call had originally come from, Brugos said. Just outside of that home, deputies were confronted by Lopez and a struggle ensued in which Lopez was shot, Brugos said. .
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