“This
workforce
reduction
represents
about
5%
of
Vestas’
manufacturing
employees
in
the
state,”
spokesman
Andrew
Longeteig
says
in
a
statement.
“This
is
a
difficult
decision
because
we
must
part
with
dedicated
and
talented
people
in
Colorado
who
have
helped
make
Vestas
the
global
leader
in
wind
energy.”
More
redundancies
are
expected
soon,
according
to
press
reports
in
Colorado.
The
company
had
about
3,000
employees
in
North
America
before
the
latest
cutback.
Chief
operating
officer
(COO)
Jean-Marc
Lechene
last
week
said
that
Vestas
was
still
mulling
its
options
over
how
to
restructure
its
US…