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VOLUME 29, NUMBER 2 / August 12, 2013
Stopped in its tracks By Mikkel Pates
Agweek Staff Writer
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AKES, N.D. — A $30 million shuttle-loading grain terminal in Verona, N.D., has been stymied, in large part because of the affected railroads’ handling of contract rates. Eric Larson is general manager of James Valley Grain LLC of Oakes, N.D. The company closed its long-standing small elevator in Verona and tore it down earlier this year. The removal was partly because of Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules, but partly for efficiency. “We had to tear it down, and
we have an obligation to our customer base and owners, actually,” Larson says. “The (co-op) board decided we would build a brand new greenfield shuttle site there. We have the money in place with CoBank as a partner. We purchased the land up there and were ready to build.” The co-op planned an investment of about $30 million, including 3-millionbushel storage capacity and 80,000-bushel load-out capacity, with a 120-car, fastloading circle track.
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