Reports: GE mulls wind turbine factory in north east England

BusinessGreen staff
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US manufacturing giant said to be in talks to set up facility that would create 3,000 green jobs for the burgeoning offshore wind industry

GE is in talks to establish a wind turbine factory in north east England that could create at least 3,000 green jobs in the region to support the UK's burgeoning offshore wind industry, according to reports....

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