Another Wind Turbine Manufacturer In North Dakota Laying Off Employees

Updates

October 3, 2012: LM wind power is taking its ball and going to a new field. Data points:

• the 300 jobs lost in North Dakota will be moved to Brazil, new factory
• wind farms in South America will start getting turbine blades in about a year
• the company says there is a strong growth in wind power in South America; just the opposite in North America

Original Post
Link here to The Bismarck Tribune. Data points:

• LM Wind Power, Grand Forks, ND; company based in Denmark; a facility in GF since 1998
• layoff will affect 200 full-time, 130 temporary
• 270 people will still be employed; in 2007: 900 workers in the Grand Forks facility
• LM Wind Power says demand for new wind power development in the US will likely drop 70% in 2013

Things could change overnight if federal tax credit, which expires at end of year, is extended.