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Pa. wind turbine plant laying off 141 workers

Published: November 27, 2009 9:46 AM
By The Associated Press  

Quick ReadPennsylvania wind turbine plant laying off 141 workers, company blames economic downturn

EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa is laying off nearly 150 people from a western Pennsylvania plant.

The layoffs reduce the work force by more than half at Gamesa's plant in Ebensburg, about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh. The layoffs will be effective January 1.

Company officials said Wednesday that a total of 141 people are being laid off. Seventy-nine will be furloughed...

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