The Sherman County Development Committee joins with Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc. (CBMI) to announce the plans for a Prototype Production Facility to be located in Stratford, TX. This facility will be the first of its kind in the world. CBMI is a Texas based company that uses a patented technology from the University of Illinois to turn corn stover biomass (corn stalks, leaves, and corn cobs left in the field after harvest) into an environmentally friendly building product, called CornBoard™. CBMI Founder and CEO, Lane Segerstrom, says: “I am excited at the opportunity to locate our first CornBoard™ production facility here in Stratford, right in the heart of Texas “Corn Country”. Having grown up in a small farming community in Iowa, I know the importance of bringing new jobs to rural America. We look forward to a long partnership in this area and are committed to creating jobs here in Sherman County.” Kathy Allen, Executive Director of the Sherman County Development Committee says: “We are proud and excited to welcome our first "Green Business" into Stratford and Sherman County. We are an agricultural community, and CornBoard Manufacturing, Inc. will be a great addition to the area by bringing in much-needed jobs and providing a solution for the farmers in dealing with the stover in their fields.” CBMI has introduced its first consumer product, a line of longboard skateboards under its Stalk IT brand that has a 100% CornBoard™ core. CornBoard™ has the potential for thousands of uses in both consumer products and building materials. About Corn Board Manufacturing Inc. About Stratford, TX and the Sherman County Development Committee
Contacts: Corn Board Manufacturing, Inc.
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