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GE subsidiary in Denmark: US tech center in New Orleans

Source: https://ktbs.com/news/louisiana/ge-subsidiary-in-denmark-us-tech-center-in-new-orleans/article_ebdee2c3-dc9d-534f-b456-ef998f0e4a59.html - Nov 9, 2018

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Denmark-based company that makes wind turbine blades is expanding its New Orleans office into a tech center for the Americas that will test new design and building techniques.

LM Wind Power says it will create 100 new jobs with average salaries of $52,000 by 2021.

The facility will drive innovation "to ensure that LM Wind Power is able to design longer, lighter, more affordable blades - a key driver in the continued growth of the U.S. wind power industry," CEO Duncan Berry said in a Louisiana Economic Development news release.

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