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All Eyes on Extension of Biodiesel Tax Credit

All Eyes on Extension of Biodiesel Tax Credit

By K·Coe Editorial | December 12, 2019
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Will biodiesel companies and accounting firms get their holiday wish?  As the urgency increases for Congress to extend the expired biodiesel tax incentive before the end of the year, the impact for potentially more policy uncertainty is continuing to strain America’s producers and communities which are already suffering from a …

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Getting Ahead of Carbon Regulation: 4 Action Items for Businesses

Getting Ahead of Carbon Regulation: 4 Action Items for Businesses

By Pinion Editorial | September 23, 2019
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With the intent to deliver practical actions to address global greenhouse gas emissions, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit is underway in New York.  This year’s summit is garnering significant media attention, in part because many young climate activists from across the globe are voicing their concerns over …

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Operational Efficiency

Caution: Operational Efficiency Can Sometimes Be Costly

By K·Coe Editorial | September 9, 2019
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By Donna Funk Often we get so busy in our cycle of producing and delivering – alongside juggling unexpected challenges and changes – that our decisions are made quickly based upon surface benefits. The promise of an increase in operational efficiency sounds agreeable to any business’s ear. Without proper evaluation …

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Coaching: The Big Payoff Most Businesses Don’t Expect

Coaching: The Big Payoff Most Businesses Don’t Expect

By K·Coe Editorial | May 15, 2019
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By Danielle McCormick The top three workforce management challenges facing organizations today are retention/turnover, engagement, and recruitment. While that may not surprise you, perhaps the realization that a resounding 93% of managers – the people you equip with managing performance and motivating your employees – admit they need training on …

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How Business Owners Can Avoid Costly Mistakes

How Business Owners Can Avoid Costly Mistakes

By Pinion Editorial | February 25, 2019
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It’s inevitable. One day, you will step down from running your business. The timing and transition for when and to whom you relinquish control are often among the hardest decisions that a business owner will make. That’s precisely why more than 70% of business owners fail to put a strategy …

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Avoid the Anxiety of Tight Ethanol Margins in 3 Steps

Avoid the Anxiety of Tight Ethanol Margins in 3 Steps

By Pinion Editorial | February 14, 2019
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Ways to Create Advantages – Increase Production, Maximize Revenue, and Diversify Revenue Streams – in Times of Tight Ethanol Margins The one constant in the ethanol industry is that there will be fluctuations in the price of ethanol and grains and this will cause tight margins from time to time.  …

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Cost-saving Update for Biofuels Companies Prepping for New Lease Guidance

Are You Innovating in All the Right Places?

By Danielle McCormick | February 14, 2019
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Leaders within the Biofuels industry are some of the most innovative individuals we work with.  They are at the cusp of new technologies and set the bar for many industries when benchmarking efficiency and creative problem solving.  Because the industry attracts innovative leaders, it’s surprising to see how little focus …

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