Justoo
All Star
Number of posts : 3812
Age : 66
Location : Location, Location.
Registration date : 2008-03-25
 |  Subject: Wind energy promises jobs  Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:11 am | |
| The company located its manufacturing plant in Morgantown in July 2007, promising about 260 new jobs in five years. According to reports, the state lured Wind Energy to Morgantown by offering the company $3.4 million in tax incentives. Wind Energy Corporation, a wind turbine manufacturer based in Elizabethtown, closed its Morgantown manufacturing facility last week, resulting in about 17 lost jobs and several disappointed community members. The full story here.Moral of the story: Don't believe all of the promises that wind industry sales people tell you. Right, KJG? | |
|
cracker
Newbie
Number of posts : 14
Age : 93
Registration date : 2008-05-06
| | Subject: Wind Energy Corporation was a start up turbine company that basically uses the vertical axis technology. This is not practicle for large commercial type turbines. Windsor CO Vestas and blade plant are full steam ahead. Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:32 am | |
| - Justoo wrote:
- The company located its manufacturing plant in Morgantown in July 2007, promising about 260 new jobs in five years. According to reports, the state lured Wind Energy to Morgantown by offering the company $3.4 million in tax incentives.
Wind Energy Corporation, a wind turbine manufacturer based in Elizabethtown, closed its Morgantown manufacturing facility last week, resulting in about 17 lost jobs and several disappointed community members.
The full story here.
Moral of the story: Don't believe all of the promises that wind industry sales people tell you.
Right, KJG? | |
|
Home 
Register