Dive Summary:
- Siemens wind energy is rehiring 18 workers that had been laid off and adding another 48 jobs this March at its Hutchinson, Kansas manufacturing plant.
- The rehiring is a response to orders outside the U.S. and isn't directly related to the extension of the federal tax credit for wind production.
- Last September Siemens announced that 146 workers at the facility would by laid off, part of 615 layoffs company-wide.
From the article:
The News reported the hiring was a response to orders outside the U.S. and not directly related to the extension of the federal production tax credit for wind power earlier this year, though a representatives from Siemens said the extension gives the company confidence to rehire employees. ...