SIRE is a Limited Liability Company incorporated in the State of Iowa on March 8, 2005.  The owners of SIRE have positioned the Company to be a locally controlled business enterprise providing farmers and local investors with the chance to extract added value through ownership of a processing plant that can convert corn to a higher value product.  

SIRE originated from a crop producer organization known as Iowa Quality Producers Alliance (IQPA).  In 2005, a subset of IQPA leaders and other producer leaders founded SIRE.  In September of 2005, after an initial feasibility study, the Company's 19 founders made a decision to pursue acquisition of an industrial park south of Council Bluffs.  Later, an additional 45 seed investors were welcomed to procure equity to support project development costs.