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Business
2:51 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

POET Biorefinery re-opens after 3 month closure

Credit Photo courtesy of Poet Biorefining / KBIA

The POET Biorefinery ethanol plant in Macon reopened April 15 after being shut down for nearly three months.

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Agriculture
5:56 pm
Mon February 4, 2013

What the temporary POET plant closure means for Macon

Credit File photo / KBIA
President Barack Obama visited the POET plant in Macon in April 2010.

One of the largest economic engines in Macon, Mo. has temporarily halted production. High corn prices forced the Macon POET Biorefining’s ethanol plant to temporarily close.

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Bevier fire
4:44 pm
Thu November 29, 2012

Pear Tree Restaurant and town museum burn down in Bevier

Two buildings are being called a complete loss after a fire in Bevier, a small town just west of Macon. Bevier Mayor, Bill Cosby, says the fire near the town’s center was reported just after midnight Thursday morning. He says the fire destroyed both the Pear Tree restaurant and the Black Diamond Association – a town history museum.

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