Central Iowa Energy Update July 14, 2006

Greetings from Central Iowa Energy.

Recent pictures of the site.

Update 7/10 – 7/14
Contractors on Site    Number of Workers
Todd & Sargent  
    General		 16
Story Construction  
    Construction Company		 26
Yeager  
   Plumber		 2
Interstates Electric  
    Electricians 		6
Terracon  
    Inspector		 1
Dan Patton Roofing
    Roofers 		4
M & W
    Contractors 		12
Continental
    Fire Sprinkler Installers 		4
Total    71


Work done at the site includes:

  • Formed Nitrogen tank base
  • Formed and poured fire water tanks base
  • Sheeting Process Building
  • Tiled Administration Building
  • Continued piping in Process Building
  • Set pumps
  • Ran underground to MMC room
  • Hung lights in Process and Maintenance Buildings
  • Poured Nitrogen slab
  • Began forming Administration Building
  • Continued underground for utility and tank farm
  • Continued roofing on pre-cast
  • Poured bumper posts
  • Worked on pump house tank rings
  • Continued railings on stairways
  • Continued work on cooling tower structure
  • Mounted load-out and Rec pull boxes


Some links of interest in the renewable fuels industry:

US Drought Monitor
http://drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html

Global Biofuel Output Will Nearly Double in Five Years Says International Energy Agency (Grainnet, Dow Jones)
http://www.grainnet.com/articles/Global_Biofuel_...

Analysts See Markets Starting to Reflect "Food Vs. Fuel" Fight in Corn, Soybeans (Grainnet)
http://www.grainnet.com/articles/Analysts_See_Markets_...

It’s Corn vs. Soybeans in a Biofuels Debate (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/13/business/13ethanol.html

Soybean Crush Report (USDA-IL Dept of Ag Market News)
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_GR211.txt

Steering clear of the ethanol bandwagon (Canada Globe Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/...

USDA Bullish on Wheat but Remains Bearish on Soybeans (Grainnet)
http://www.grainnet.com/articles/USDA_Bullish_...

Have a good weekend.

Tobin Bush
Project Coordinator

Central Iowa Energy, LLC
3426 East 28th St N
Newton, IA 50208
Phone: 641-791-1010
cie@iowatelecom.net


This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities. This offering is open only to residents of Iowa. An offer is made by the prospectus only, a copy of which may be obtained from Central Iowa Energy, LLC.