NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – Fun Fest will be offering Industrial Tours for the first time this year, featuring POET Biorefining. Guests will be able to take a relaxing ride on Visit Wabash County’s Trolley No. 85 from downtown North Manchester to POET and back. Upon arriving at POET, they will be given an engaging tour of the facility, which will explain POET’s bio refining processes.
Debra Pyrah, North Manchester’s Chamber of Commerce Director commented “I recently had the privilege of touring the facility, and it was quite fascinating to learn about what they do at POET. I was very impressed with how well they operate their business. In addition, they are very environmentally conscious, and treat their employees very well.”
“POET Biorefining North Manchester has been a part of this community since 2008,” said Steve Pittman, General Manager of POET. “We provide Wabash County farmers a secondary market to sell their corn in for our processing use, which helps them maximize their profit potential. In addition, we are providing good paying jobs for the rural area which can never be outsourced, we help reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and reduce tailpipe emissions with clean burning ethanol. We are excited about the opportunity to host free tours to the community to demonstrate our process and how we are making a positive impact locally.”
Four tours are scheduled to take place Saturday, August 12, 2017, at the beginning of each hour from 11:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. A limited number of tickets will be available the day of the event on a first come, first serve basis at Wetzel Insurance Agency’s booth.
The one hour round trip tours will be FREE this year due to the generosity and partnership of POET Biorefining, Visit Wabash County, Wetzel Insurance Agency, Inc., J.M. Reynolds Oil Co., HF Group, LLC. and North Manchester’s Chamber of Commerce.