BIOENERGY

Fiore has made significant investments in bioenergy production. Biofuels offer the potential for renewable, clean, domestic sources of fuel that can create new opportunities for America's farmers. Ethanol, which was practically non-existent 20 years ago, now accounts for 1.2 percent of the nation's gasoline supply. We believe that bioenergy is both environmentally responsible and economically viable. It will certainly be an important part of the answer to critical problems of declining oil and gas reserves, green house gas production and global warming. We intend to be part of that solution.

In the planning stage, Third Coast Biofuels LLC intends to develop, construct, own and operate a 60-million gallon multi-feedstock cellulosic ethanol plant in central Wisconsin. The plant is being sited and designed to utilize feedstocks from the regional cornshed and other local suppliers of hemicellulose, fruit sugars and vegetable starches. Fiore is a founding member of this entity.

United Wisconsin Grain Producers, LLC, Friesland, Wisconsin purchases 18 million bushels of corn annually, delivered by truck from the local region. The facility produces 50,000,000 gallons of ethanol each year. Fiore is an investor in this entity.

Best Energies, Inc. is a leader in the development of clean energy solutions. Their proprietary technologies are based on renewable bioresources, directed at the development of a distributed energy production close to sources of biomass and consumption. Best Biodiesel, Cashton, Wisconsin., is an 8 million gallons per year B-100 biodiesel plant. Fiore is an investor in Best Energies and Best Biodiesel.