Stu Lichter is the president of IRG and serves on Elio's board as a director. Licther is a huge financial backer for the company. He told KSLA News 12 in 2015 that, besides Elio, there are "3 very serious potential users" for the plant. "Dozens and dozens of companies have been through that facility," Lichter said over the phone last year. But when KSLA News 12 called to follow up for this story, he did not return our call.