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17 Oct '12, 3pm

Extending #PTC means #Ohio #jobs, says Buckeye State manufacturer #windworks #windpower #ecdev

Extending the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) will save new manufacturing jobs in the industrial state of Ohio , according to the president of a company that makes industrial fasteners for wind turbines. In an opinion article published in yesterday's Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, John W. Grabner of Cardinal Fastener, based in Bedford Heights, Ohio, notes that the Buckeye State led the nation in percentage growth of new wind farms last year, adding, "One reason for that spectacular growth is the fact that Ohio workers have the skills that wind energy manufacturing demands. Today, more than 4,000 people statewide are producing wind turbines and other components." Grabner briefly relates the story of his firm's entry into the wind business in 2007 in response to a wind turbine supplier looking for quality fasteners, and points out that dozens of other companies...

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