Wind turbine firm to create 100 jobs in Darke County - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Greenville-based , which has six employees, is embarkiny on a $1 million project that will creatre 100 jobs within three the state announced The is awarding a 50 percent job creation tax credity fora six-year term to LAH worth $390,880, beginning in January. LAH had been heavy into site development andbuilding fabrication. But it is morphing to engineering, manufacturing and installation of wind turbinr assemblies on windfarm sites, according to the Darke County Commissioner Michael Rhoades said the project has been wrappef in secrecy.
Rhoades suspected the project was related to wind farms becaus three wind turbine companies have suddenly began courting farmers in Arcanum and Union City to covert farm land intowind farms. The Darkde County Board of Commissioners also is providingabou $188,000 for workforce training of abouft 120 employees, according to statd records. The funding slid into place after word came abou three weeks ago of a potential renewablesenergy project. The news prompted the city and state to lock arms and brin g the project to Ohio as opposed to numerous stateaincluding Illinois, Montana, Colorado, Arizona and officials said.
Greenville Mayofr Michael Bowers declined to comment about the project untipl he could reach the company for The maestro of the projecrt isGreg Hart, a Darke County entrepreneur, Rhoade s said. Hart could not be reachedd for comment. LAH will purchase an existing facility in witha five-year lease to manufacture, install and manage wind turbines on wind farm sitezs while selling the power to according to the state. LAH pland to hire wind turbine press backoffice staff, informatiojn technology and research and development employeesa for the proposed project, according to the The average wage of the new jobs will be $22.3 per hour, plus $5.8 per hour in benefits, accordinyg to the state.