“We’re
closing
our
three
R&D
facilities
in
the
US,”
he
says
in
an
email,
with
the
move
to
be
completed
by
second
quarter
2013.
About
85
workers
are
affected.
The
facilities
are
in
Houston,
Texas,
Marlborough,
Massachusetts,
and
Louisville,
Colorado.
“Vestas
has
decided
to
further
simplify
its
global
research
and
development
(R&D)
footprint
to
reduce
operational
costs,”
the
company
says
in
a
statement.
“This
is
a
difficult
decision
to
part
with
dedicated
and
talented
people
who
contributed
to
Vestas’
success.”
Vestas
has
blade
and
nacelle
plants
in
Brighton,
located
about
32
miles
(51.4km)…