Gevo to become 'training' facility as operations move to new South Dakota facility

Fourteen people on the leadership team at Gevo in Luverne were let go last week ahead of groundbreaking at the company’s Net Zero 1 facility in Lake Preston, South Dakota.
“We are redefining our activity at the Luverne facility for market and process development,” said company spokesperson Heather Manuel.
“Because we are operational in other areas, we will redirect the leaders in Luverne to other priorities of the business.”
She said the company will need those other leaders “to grow and come back to Luverne when we are ready.”  
Still using it for development, Luverne will continue to serve as a research, development and training facility as the company develops opportunities for the site.
“The research and development work in Luverne has been invaluable to our ability to scale SAF operations at our Net-Zero facilities,” Manuel said.
Six select staff will remain on site to maintain the safety and security of the location.
“Activity will still be seen at the site as we utilize the facility to educate customers and use it as a training ground for maintenance, electrical, instrumentation and equipment care training for NZ1,” Manuel said. 
She said several jobs will be transitioned to other regional operations, including RNG, Lake Preston and future sites.