Big River Resources, LLC
Administration Offices




LLC Administration Photo Big River Resources Administration Office Building.




Facility Information

211 North Gear, Suite 200
West Burlington, IA 52655
Phone: 319-753-1100
Fax: 319-753-1103





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Overview

Directions

Site Locations
Administration Details

Hours of Operation

Administrative Office
Mon - Fri, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Holidays Closed: New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day


Managment Team

President, CEO, Chairman
       Raymond E. Defenbaugh

General Manager
        Jim Leiting

Financial Director
        Jim Hall

Manager of Operations
       Stan Janson

Commodity Manager
        David Zimmerman

Human Resources Manager
        Deborah Green

Environmental/Technical Manager
        Brian Schasel

Safety Manager
        Randy Clark

Grain Elevator Operations Manager
        Jerry Borg


For a complete listing of our team members click below

Our Team Members


Overview:

Big River Resources, LLC - West Burlington, IA was formed as a cooperative and grew into a holding company structure. The initial start of the cooperative began in July 1992 with fuel and feed production objectives. Big River Resources currently has three subsidiaries beneath it which include Big River Resources West Burlington, LLC; Big River Resources Galva, LLC; and Big River Resources Grinnell, LLC. These subsidiaries have facilities in West Burlington, Iowa; Monmouth, Ill.; Gerlaw, Ill; Edgington, Ill; Aledo, Ill; Galva, Ill.; and Grinnell, Iowa; and, they consist of a 90 million gallons per year (mgy) ethanol facility, a 100 mgy ethanol facility, and 10.61 million-bushel capacity grain elevator sites. All are located on the Burlington Northern Railroad. The company also has an investment in Absolute Energy, LLC a 100 mgy ethanol facility in St. Ansgar, IA and is a majority shareholder and managing company of Big River United Energy, LLC a joint venture company in Dyersville, IA. The company has a 21-member board and employs 204 team members full time.

Change is inevitable and growth is optional. Big River Resources, LLC continues to fully evaluate growth as an option. Goals include providing rural community employment, increasing value of rural products, and adding value to investor returns. In doing so, Big River Resources, LLC adds to the energy independence of the nation, improves food infrastructure, and decreases our dependence on foreign oil.



Directions:

From US-34 take Gear Ave and travel North. Travel on Gear Ave (you will see Farm King, Target, Westland Mall, Shottenkirk, Deery Brothers) until you arrive at a "T" intersection. Turn west (left) on Mount Pleasant Street for .2 miles and immediately turn North (left) onto N Gear Ave. Cross the rail road tracks, travel past the trees and you will see the Administration Building. Big River Resources is on the second floor.




Site Locations:

Administration Offices West Burlington Ethanol Facility
Monmouth Grain Elevator
Edgington Grain Elevator
Galva Ethanol Facility
Dyersville Ethanol Facility
Boyceville Ethanol Facility
Purchase Ethanol