Green Plains

Green Plains Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: GPRE
S&P 600 Component
IndustryEthanol
Commodity
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
FounderBarry Ellsworth
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Wayne Hoovestol (chairman of the board)
Todd Becker (president and CEO)
ProductsEnergy trading
Number of employees
1,427[1] (2017)
Websitegpreinc.com

Green Plains Inc. is an American company based in Omaha, Nebraska[2] that was founded in 2004.[3] The company is the third largest ethanol fuel producer in North America (as of February 2012).[4] It was reported in early 2012 that the company ships approximately one billion gallons of ethanol per year.[3] The company employs approximately 640 people,[5] and was founded by Barry Ellsworth.[5] Green Plains Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange as GPRE.[2]

  1. ^ "Green Plains". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  2. ^ a b "Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Orovic, Joseph (February 13, 2012). "Green Plains Renewable Energy: Fiscal Smarts Turns Corn To Growth". International Business Times. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Nebraska ethanol company to acquire plant in Minn". Chicago Tribune. February 18, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Coleman, Kyle. "Green Energy Pioneer Barry Ellsworth Announces Nevada US Senate Run Against Corrupt Career Politician Shelley Berkley". yahoo.news. Retrieved 31 January 2012.