Vestas Wind Systems to add 200 workers in Portland. Danish company, however, passes up Oregon for $25 million research center

Vestas Wind Systems passed up Oregon for a $25 million research center, but state officials expect the Danish company to add more than 200 Portland workers.

Vestas — the world’s top turbine maker, with U.S. headquarters in Portland — already employs more than 300 here. The company is riding rapid expansion in the wind-power industry, propelled by ballooning costs of conventional energy and government mandates for alternatives.

RICHARD READ
The Oregonian Staff

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