The
Danish
wind
equipment
group
says
the
two-year
supply
agreement
could
utililise
up
to
25%
of
the
capacity
at
its
tower
factory
in
Pueblo
and
will
create
more
than
100
jobs
by
the
end
of
the
current
quarter.
The
deal
is
a
boost
for
the
local
economy
in
Colorado,
where
wind
is
a
major
employer.
The
Pueblo
facility,
along
with
Vestas’
other
plants
in
the
state,
saw
job
cuts
and
short-timing
last
year
as
the
US
industry
faced
uncertainty
over
the
renewal
of
the
federal
production
tax
credit
(PTC).
The
last-gasp
extension
of
the…