Keeping their plans alive
Delayed - not dead.
That was the word coming from officials with Harrison Ethanol LLC concerning the progress of the huge facility to be located outside Cadiz. For the past few months, as deadlines came and went concerning the plant, many in the county came to fear that Harrison Ethanol was not going to be built at all.
Not so fast, the company said last week.
Private investors are being sought, and company officials insist that there is no way they are going to abandon their plans for Harrison County.
That's very welcome news for the people of this county.
After all, a facility of the magnitude of Harrison Ethanol, once built, will bring jobs to the county and add money to its struggling tax base. Too often, young people are leaving this area in search of work that they can't find here - jobs that will allow them to marry and raise a family.
Additionally, the United States is in dire need of facilities that can produce alternative fuels that can help ease this country's dependence on foreign oil. Like anyone, we wish Harrison Ethanol was already open and operating.
It has been a long time since the earlier part of this decade, when plans for the plant were first announced.
It's easy to become impatient - and impatience breeds skepticism and doubt.
After all, Harrison County has been burned in the past by out-of-town companies and their promises of riches, and it's easy to fear the unknown. We encourage the owners of Harrison Ethanol to continue with their work to bring their company to this county.
We're looking forward to being there when they cut that opening-day ribbon.
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