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ND wind turbine blade maker laying off 300 workers

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A Grand Forks maker of wind turbine blades is laying off more than 300 workers, citing a slowdown in wind energy development and the uncertain future of a federal tax break that is important to the industry.

The layoffs will affect 200 full-time production workers, 130 temporary workers and contractors, and 15 administrative staff people, LM Wind Power said in a statement Wednesday. They’ll stay on the job until the end of November.

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