- Summer 2023 Issue -

Clearing the Air in the Windy City
Chicago Hosts First NASCAR Street Race


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REACHING CONSUMERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE WITH NEW VOICES


From Field to Phones


By Makenzie Huber


James Pieper grew up in a suburb of Fargo, but his heart was on a farm in south-central Minnesota. That farm belonged to his grandparents and his great-grandparents before them. It’s where his grandfather spent his days working in the field and where his grandmother juggled fieldwork on top of her nursing career and raising three children.


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CONNECTING CULTURES CREATES LASTING IMPACT IN UGANDA AND AT HOME


Immersion Trip Transforms Lives


By Janna Farley


Never underestimate the difference one person can make. Now multiply that by 18. The effect a group can have? It’s immeasurable. And that’s exactly what was so powerful about the 2023 Seeds of Change immersion trip to Uganda – the organization’s first since 2019.


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THE POET NETWORK CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2023


Earth Day Every Day


By Erin Smith, POET Media Specialist


For 35 years, POET has lived out its mission to be good stewards of the Earth by utilizing the sun, the soil, and the seed to produce clean energy and valuable bioproducts. For the past three years, POET has hosted a company-wide Earth Day volunteer event in the days surrounding the April 22 holiday, garnering participation across all of its bioprocessing facilities and its corporate offices in Sioux Falls and Wichita.


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DECARBONIZATION IS FINDING THE SPOTLIGHT IN BIOETHANOL VALUE CHAINS


Poetry in Motion: Moving Toward Carbon Neutrality


By Ryan Turpin


Carbon is the stuff of life. By weight, it makes up roughly 18 percent of the human body, 43 percent of a corn plant, and 50 percent of most trees. Fundamental to both photosynthesis and respiration, we quite literally could not exist without it.


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SHOWING RESPECT AND CELEBRATING SUCCESS IS ESSENTIAL TO TEAM-BUILDING


People of POET: Rollins Rises Through the Ranks


By Sue Retka Schill


Aaron Rollins could be a spokesperson for POET’s management recruitment campaign, promoting talent through the ranks. Now Plant Manager at POET Bioprocessing – Marion (Ohio), Aaron got his start at POET Bioprocessing – North Manchester (Indiana) 15 years ago as a plant technician. He was promoted to shift supervisor, then moved to Leipsic for five years, where he was operations supervisor and then operations manager. For the past five years, Rollins has served in his current role at POET – Marion. Along the way, he raised four kids and earned a college degree with the help of POET’s tuition reimbursement program.


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