Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc. (MPSA) plans to build a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Ark. The company says it will invest approximately $100 million in the project, which could employ up to 400 people.
‘After an intensive site-selection process conducted during the last 15 months, we concluded that Fort Smith, Ark., offers the most attractive site and community support for building and operating our wind turbine plant,’ says Koji Hasegawa, president and CEO of MPSA. ‘With the establishment of this wind turbine manufacturing plant, we are also planning to expand our component sourcing in the U.S. so as to shorten our supply chain.’
MPSA intends to locate its wind turbine manufacturing plant in a new 200,000 square-foot facility occupying 90 acres. The company, which has over 3,000 wind turbines in the U.S., plans on beginning construction by early 2011.
SOURCE: Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc.
