Private company

Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC

American industrial organic chemicals company based in Heron Lake. Summary from the record

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

IndustryIndustrial Organic Chemicals²
HeadquartersHeron Lake, United States²
Legal formLimited Liability Company²
LEI5493002HYN7XE9KK5409²
StatusActive²
LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)²
Registered addressC/O Stacie Schuler, 56241 Granite Falls, United States²

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Corporate structure

Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC Heron Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Granite Falls Energy, LLC Stake · Granite Falls, Minnesota, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

President

Robert J. Ferguson2008

Chief financial officer

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerRobert J. Ferguson May 24, 2013 to May 24, 2013³
Chief executive officerNeal Thomas Greenberg Jul 15, 2013 to Jul 15, 2013⁴
Chief executive officerSteve A. Christensen Aug 9, 2013 to Aug 9, 2013⁵
PresidentRobert J. Ferguson Oct 20, 2008 to Oct 20, 2008⁶
Chief financial officerStacie Schuler Aug 8, 2013 to Aug 8, 2013⁷
Chief financial officerMichael Leonard Mattison Dec 3, 2012 to Dec 3, 2012⁸
Chief financial officerSchneider Lucas Dec 2, 2010 to Dec 2, 2010⁹
Chief financial officerBrett L. Frevert Dec 4, 2008 to Dec 4, 2008¹⁰

Board members and other officers (16)

Interim Chief Finance OfficerJames A. Gerber Oct 20, 2008 to Oct 20, 2008¹¹
Board memberJeremy D. Janssen Jul 30, 2018 to Jul 30, 2018¹²
Board memberDean Jerome Buesing Aug 8, 2013 to Aug 8, 2013¹³
Board memberRodney R. Wilkison Aug 8, 2013 to Aug 8, 2013¹⁴
Board memberPaul Enstad Aug 9, 2013 to Aug 9, 2013¹⁵
Board memberMarten Gerald Goulet Aug 12, 2013 to Aug 12, 2013¹⁶
Board memberChad Allen Core Apr 13, 2009 to Apr 13, 2009¹⁷
Board memberBrian D. Thome Oct 20, 2008 to Oct 20, 2008¹⁸
Board memberDavid J. Bach Oct 20, 2008 to Oct 20, 2008¹⁹
Board memberDavid J. Woestehoff Oct 20, 2008 to Feb 26, 2015²⁰
Board memberDavid M. Reinhart Oct 20, 2008 to Oct 20, 2008²¹
Board memberDoug Schmitz Oct 20, 2008 to Jul 3, 2014²²
Board memberMichael Kunerth Oct 20, 2008 to Nov 9, 2016²³
Board memberMilton J. McKeown Oct 20, 2008 to Jul 3, 2014²⁴
Board memberRobert J. Ferguson Oct 20, 2008 to Nov 9, 2016⁶
Board memberTim Helgemoe Oct 20, 2008 to Oct 20, 2008²⁵

Timeline

Aug 9, 2013New chief executive Steve A. Christensen becomes CEO⁵
Jul 15, 2013New chief executive Neal Thomas Greenberg becomes CEO⁴
May 24, 2013New chief executive Robert J. Ferguson becomes CEO³

Filings

2 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 other. The latest 2:

Oct 4, 2021SC 13E3/A EDGAR
Oct 1, 202115-12G EDGAR

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Stakes it holds

Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 1 company, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).

Granite Falls Energy, LLCSC 13D/A Oct 5, 2021²⁶

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.2M 2020–2021

PPP loans $1.2M

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2021	$595.7K	$595.7K
2020	$595.7K	$595.7K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA²⁷. Matched to this company by name and state.

Apr 9, 2020$595.7K PPP loan (first draw) from Compeer Financial, ACA²⁷To HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC, Heron Lake MN; $601.1K forgiven Mar 18, 2021
Feb 4, 2021$595.7K PPP loan (second draw) from Compeer Financial, ACA²⁷To HERON LAKE BIOENERGY LLC, Heron Lake MN; $598.6K forgiven Aug 16, 2021

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARHeron Lake BioEnergy, LLC filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFHeron Lake BioEnergy, LLC LEI record (5493002HYN7XE9KK5409)
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SEC EDGARRobert J. Ferguson, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARNeal Thomas Greenberg, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARSteve A. Christensen, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARRobert J. Ferguson, President
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SEC EDGARStacie Schuler, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARMichael Leonard Mattison, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARSchneider Lucas, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARBrett L. Frevert, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARJames A. Gerber, Interim Chief Finance Officer
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SEC EDGARJeremy D. Janssen, Board member
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SEC EDGARDean Jerome Buesing, Board member
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SEC EDGARRodney R. Wilkison, Board member
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SEC EDGARPaul Enstad, Board member
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SEC EDGARMarten Gerald Goulet, Board member
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SEC EDGARChad Allen Core, Board member
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SEC EDGARBrian D. Thome, Board member
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SEC EDGARDavid J. Bach, Board member
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SEC EDGARDavid J. Woestehoff, Board member
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SEC EDGARDavid M. Reinhart, Board member
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SEC EDGARDoug Schmitz, Board member
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SEC EDGARMichael Kunerth, Board member
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SEC EDGARMilton J. McKeown, Board member
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SEC EDGARTim Helgemoe, Board member
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SEC EDGARHeron Lake BioEnergy, LLC SC 13D/A on Granite Falls Energy, LLC
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up