Sunday, April 17, 2011

Wind turbine firm to create 100 jobs in Darke County - Dayton Business Journal:

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Greenville-based , which has six is embarking ona $1 million project that will createw 100 jobs within three the state announced Tuesday. The is awarding a 50 perceng job creation tax credit fora six-yearr term to LAH Development, worth $390,880, beginningb in January. LAH had been heavg into engineering, site development and buildinh fabrication. But it is morphing to engineering, manufacturingy and installation of wind turbinw assemblies on windfarm sites, according to the Darke County Commissioner Michael Rhoades said the project has been wrappex in secrecy.
Rhoades suspected the projectg was related to wind farms becausde three wind turbine companies have suddenly began courtingg farmers in Arcanum and Union City to coverf farm land into wind The Darke County Board of Commissioners also is providingabouf $188,000 for workforce training of about 120 according to state records. The funding slid into place after word came about three weeks ago of a potential renewablwenergy project.
The news prompted the county, city and statre to lock arms and bring the projecrt to Ohio as opposed to numerous statesincludinhg Illinois, Montana, Colorado, Arizona and Missouri, officials Greenville Mayor Michael Bowersz declined to comment about the projecty until he could reach the company for The maestro of the project is Greg Hart, a Dark County entrepreneur, Rhoades said. Hart could not be reachedr for comment.
LAH will purchas e an existing facilityin Greenville, with a five-year leasr to engineer, manufacture, install and manage wind turbines on wind farm sited while selling the power to according to the LAH plans to hire wind turbine presw operators, back office information technology and research and developmentg employees for the proposed project, according to the The average wage of the new jobs will be $22.3 per hour, plus $5.83 per hour in according to the state.

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