The closing bell on the NASDAQ rang in New York Wednesday from Albert City, Iowa at the site of the U.S. BioEnergy plant grand opening ceremony.

Gordon Ommen (center), CEO and Chairman of US BioEnergy (USBE) rang the NASDAQ remote closing bell along with Bruce Aust (far right), Executive Vice President of NASDAQ to celebrate the plant’s opening and the company’s recent initial public offering on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Others on hand for the festivities included Iowa Governor Chet Culver, U.S. BioEnergy President Brian Thome and Ron Fagen, CEO of Fagen, Inc.