LONGVIEW, WA – December 11, 2007 -- JH Kelly, LLC announced today that it received the NW Construction magazine Best of 2007 Industrial Project award for the Imperium Renewables Grays Harbor Biodiesel Production Facility.  JH Kelly was the general contractor for this 100 million gallon per year biodiesel plant, the largest in the United States.

 "JH Kelly is honored to be recognized for the great work done on this project and the challenges overcome during construction including an aggressive schedule, extreme weather conditions, just-in-time engineering and constrained site conditions." said Mason Evans, JH Kelly president.

 JH Kelly is a fourth generation, family-owned construction company that self-performs industrial general contracting services at process plants and provides commercial mechanical services at facilities throughout the greater Pacific Northwest.  Our project teams are made up of great people and their ability to plan and execute challenging projects has resulted in a loyal customer following and national safety awards.