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Thursday, January 03, 2013  Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas isn't saying whether any of its laid-off Colorado workers will get their jobs back.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  A wind turbine plant in Pueblo is cutting employee hours.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems is laying off 75 workers at its blade factory in Brighton.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  Vestas Towers America Inc. officials said the company has now enhanced safety measures since an employee at its wind turbine manufacturing plant in Pueblo suffered a broken wrist and the partial amputation of two fingers.

Friday, November 19, 2010  A 29-year-old Vestas worker is recovering from injuries he suffered while at the Vestas plant in Pueblo Friday morning.

Thursday, October 28, 2010  A contractor working at a Vestas wind turbine tower factory in Colorado has died in what company officials say was an industrial accident.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010  Vestas Wind Systems is officially celebrating the opening of its new Colorado factory with a visit from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  Vestas Wind Systems says it will hire 850 people at two Colorado plants that manufacture wind turbine components.

Thursday, March 25, 2010  Vestas spokesman Andrew Longeteig said Thursday that three Colorado factories will work on the project. A blade factory in Windsor, a nacelles factory in Brighton and a plant in Pueblo that makes towers will all be involved in making parts of the turbines.

Friday, January 08, 2010  Companies working on "green energy" projects in Colorado have received a total of about $75 million in tax credits through the federal stimulus program.

Monday, December 07, 2009  Vestas spokesman Peter Kruse says most, if not all, of the plant's 500 employees at the plant will be placed on furlough. No layoffs are planned. He says the move is a temporary setback.

Monday, November 02, 2009  Vestas planned to employ a total of 2,500 people in Colorado by the end of next year, but says that likely will be pushed back to 2011.