Siemens intends to build a new production facility for wind turbines in the state of Kansas. Initially, 400 new jobs are expected to be created in the new wind turbine production facility in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Construction of the 300,000-square-foot nacelle production facility is scheduled to begin in August 2009. The first nacelle is expected to be shipped in December 2010. All nacelles produced in Hutchinson will be used in the company’s 2.3MW wind turbine product family. Initially, the factory’s planned annual output is approximately 650 nacelles or 1,500MW.