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

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Pueblo officials are working to clear an area where a piece of a wind turbine tower fell off a trailer Tuesday morning.

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.

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.

Thursday, March 25, 2010  The Castle Rock Economic Development Council said Thursday that Aluwind expects to have 30 employees in Castle Rock providing customers with manufactured goods by July. The group says Aluwind's longer-term plans call for adding 50 to 75 more workers.

Monday, February 08, 2010  District Superintendent Kyle Hebberd doesn't expect the turbine to save much money. He sees it as an opportunity to expand the use of renewable energy, which eventually could help cut costs.

Friday, August 14, 2009  Colorado gives a 3.8 percent income-tax credit for up to five years to companies that select Colorado over competitors and create at least 20 jobs. A spokesman for Gov. Bill Ritter says the tax credit for REPower could be worth up to $700,000.

Friday, March 20, 2009  The academy has already announced plans for an $18.3 million, 2-megawatt solar plant.

Monday, November 17, 2008  When we think of wind power what we often picture are large-scale wind farms. But just like with solar panels, there is a growing movement for wind power on a smaller scale.