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.

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