A Binghamton, N.Y. company that planned to move to Luzerne County to produce biodiesel fuel with the aid of $1 million state grant has backed away from the project.
Alternative Fuels Inc. notified the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection last month it “will not be using the grant and to make the funds available for someone else,” said Charlie Young, a department spokesman.
The company’s chief executive officer, Richard Smith, could not be reached for comment Friday.
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