Wind energy plants in Kansas, Iowa closing, could reopen
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May 20, 2022
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Siemens Gamesa plants in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Fort Madison, Iowa, will be shut down and most employees will be laid off this summer, company officials said Friday.
The company, which is based in Spain, said the plants could reopen if market conditions improve, The Hutchinson News reported.
The 171 employees in Iowa and 92 in Kansas will be laid off and will be offered severance packages, the company said in a news release.
The Iowa plant, which manufactures wind turbine blades, will close in June. The plant in Kansas, which manufactures nacelles that house the tu...
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