Sioux Falls, SD - The Broin Companies are pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Horizon Ethanol, LLC. The Grand Opening Event will take place at the plant site near Jewell, IA on Friday, March 3, 2006. Public tours will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the program beginning at 1 p.m.

Public parking is not allowed at the plant site. Parking areas in Jewell are located at:

1. Jewell Golf & Country Club, 1225 Main Street
(primary parking)

2. Bethesda Lutheran Church, 439 Main Street
(secondary parking)

3. South Hamilton Schools - South Lot, 315 Division Street
(overflow)

Buses will run continuously to and from the plant. News media wishing access to the site should register in advance for press credentials by emailing rebecca.sevening@broin.com.

"The Broin Companies are excited to bring this world-class facility to Jewell," said Jeff Broin, Broin Companies CEO. "This technologically-advanced, value-added agricultural business will be a catalyst for millions of dollars in new economic growth for the region."

Horizon Ethanol will produce 60 million gallons of ethanol per year, an environmentally-friendly premium fuel, consume more than 21 million bushels of corn from the area, improving the local corn basis, and provide approximately 40 high quality jobs with an approximate annual payroll of $1.8 million. The plant will also produce around 178,000 tons of premium Dakota Gold Enhanced Nutrition Distillers Products™ for regional, national, and international markets.

"The reception from the entire region has been phenomenal," said Kevin Monroe, General Manager of Horizon Ethanol. "We are looking forward to creating a positive economic impact on the community and offering an alternative marketing strategy for area corn producers."

Horizon Ethanol will be the 22nd ethanol plant built by the Broin Companies, who provides turnkey development, design, engineering, construction, management, and marketing services for their premier partner plants. Broin Companies plants currently operating in Iowa include Tall Corn Ethanol in Coon Rapids; Iowa Ethanol in Hanlontown; Otter Creek Ethanol in Ashton; and Voyager Ethanol in Emmetsburg. Frontier Ethanol near Gowrie is currently under construction and expected to begin operations this summer.

The Broin Companies are a highly specialized and integrated technology development, production, management, and marketing company in the ethanol industry. As the second largest producer in the industry, the Broin Companies have designed and constructed 21 operating ethanol plants and currently have nine projects under construction or development. The Broin Companies produce, manage, and market more than 700 million gallons of ethanol annually.