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Creating energy as effectively as humanly possible is very important to us at POET. POET Bioprocessing – Chancellor uses recycled wood — broken pallets, construction lumber, and even target boards from local axe-throwing businesses — every day to power its boiler. If we can get our hands on it and use it in our boiler, we’ll get energy from it! We’re also proud of our partnership with the City of Sioux Falls, which gives us the ability to utilize landfill gas to help power the Chancellor facility. We challenge you to celebrate #RecycleWeek with us by choosing to recycle or reuse something to make this world a better place. 🌎♻️
POET applauds all of our policy champions for supporting the freedom to fill up with E15. Whether it's in the courts, with the Administration, or alongside federal and state lawmakers, we will keep heading down the road to E15 until we finally see America’s fuel offered at every station from sea to shining sea. Read more in the latest issue of Vital:
POET Bioprocessing – Shell Rock, IA awarded $4,000 in grants to two local fire departments through POET’s 2022 Never Satisfied Grant Program. “The Clarksville and Shell Rock Fire Departments provide a vital service to our community and our business. We are grateful for their service and honored to be able to assist them in any way we can.” –Kristin Clay, General Manager of POET Bioprocessing – Shell Rock #POETproud
Meet our next #PeopleOfPOET feature: Matt Ward, Government Affairs Manager! "Unless Star Trek or Star Wars comes true, this is it — this is our home. When I think back to what we’ve done in the last couple of centuries to where we are now, the advancement has been amazing. But we have paid a pretty heavy price to get here in terms of the resources used to produce the technologies we enjoy today. Now that we have realized those costs, it’s important that we protect the technologies that have given us net wins while being more mindful of how we utilize our resources. At POET, we really are in a unique position to provide a low-carbon, renewable energy solution using the sun, soil, and seed. It really is a sustainable, clean, and efficient pathway to maintain our quality of life and pump the breaks on oil." Do you share Matt's passion for crafting a sustainable future? Join our team at poet.com/careers.
Do you know what type of biofuel you should use in your car? 🚙 If you have any 2001 or newer vehicles — which make up the majority of the cars on the road — E10 and E15 are great choices! If you find you do have a Flex-Fuel vehicle, your engine is designed to use any blend from E10 to E85. Learn more about which fuel is best for your car in the latest issue of Vital!
Meet our next #PeopleOfPOET feature: Megan Williams, Director of Environmental Plant Management at POET! "I’ve really appreciated the entrepreneurial spirit and vision for the future that POET has, and what the company can do to impact the future is really exciting. When we talk about the technologies and things that will get us there, I guess I get really excited about that too. When I think about myself and my team — we are the ones that will help create develop environmental compliance strategies for those new technologies. We, at POET, have the passion to innovate and produce those goods and services that people want from our company. POET’s overall vision is so in line with my team’s goals, and there are so many opportunities ahead." Were you born to innovate? See our career opportunities at poet.com/careers.
"I may not inherit a cherished family recipe or a priceless antique, but my grandma has passed on to me an essential life lesson: value people over things." –Scott Johnson, POET Data Systems Administrator Read more of Scott's heartwarming "Out of Left Field" column in the latest issue of Vital!
POET Bioprocessing – Fostoria, OH awarded $1,000 in grants to three different local organizations through POET’s 2022 Never Satisfied Grant Program: Getting Ahead Fostoria, Project M.O.R.E., and The Imagine for Youth Foundation. “These three organizations are truly never satisfied in the work they do to make our community a better place. We at POET are proud to support the life-changing impact these programs have here in Fostoria.” –Karl Charron, General Manager #POETproud
Nine years into her role as a grain merchandising manager, Megan Bierschenk has become the face of POET Bioprocessing – Shell Rock to the farmers who supply corn and has developed a customer outreach program that has nearly doubled the percentage of farmer-direct deliveries. Like POET, Bierschenk has planted her roots in the community and is working hard every day to build relationships and help those around her grow. Read more in the latest issue of Vital!
“There’s an old saying that you go to work because of the people you work with. That’s definitely the case here. I feel I have a good relationship with the Fairbank team, which includes a lot of tenured employees. It’s kind of like having a second family.” –Bryon Wilson, General Manager for POET Bioprocessing – Fairbank Its always been the people that make POET a great place to be. The POET – Fairbank team takes pride in their camaraderie and strong work culture. Read more in the latest issue of Vital!
