The
move
will
affect
615
workers
as
follows:
407
at
a
rotor
blade
plant
in
Fort
Madison,
Iowa;
146
at
a
nacelle
plant
in
Hutchinson,
Kansas;
and
62
more
in
Orlando,
Florida.
After
the
move
is
completed,
about
220
workers
will
remain
in
the
Iowa
facility,
152
in
Kansas
and
150
in
Florida.
Siemens
also
has
a
wind
research
and
development
center
in
Boulder,
Colorado;
two
gearbox
manufacturing
sites
in
Elgin,
Illinois;
an
offshore
wind
office
in
Boston,
and
nationwide
service,
parts
and
components
supply
operations.
The
company
has
invested
$100m
since
2007…