Imperium Renewables, the Seattle-based maker of biodiesel, has made job cuts in its corporate staff. The news, first reported in the Seattle P-I, was confirmed today by Imperium president John Plaza, through a spokesman. The company didn’t immediately disclose how many people were let go, or how many remain. The P-I story, citing an anonymous source, said only a handful of employees are left at the corporate office, while the company’s commercial refinery in Grays Harbor, WA continues to operate.
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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