Colorado-based New Millennium Wind Energy announced today it has chosen the Kansas Logistics Park in Newton for its first manufacturing facility — a more than $20 million facility that will employ about 70 people in the first year of operation and more than 350 people within four years.
“What a great day for Newton and Kansas,” said Gov. Sam Brownback Friday afternoon. “New Millennium represents an innovative company making exciting products in an expanding industry for the state. Kansas is beautifully positioned to create new good-paying jobs through alternative energy. This is more proof that Kansas can compete and win in the global marketplace.”
New Millennium will manufacture a “point of use,” high out-put, vertical-axis wind turbine —adding to the emerging wind energy development cluster in Kansas.
They are the second wind-energy company to announce plans for a manufacturing facility in the Kansas Logistics Park.
“Newton is a logical choice for our manufacturing facilities,” said Drew Thacker, founder and CEO of Millenium Wind Energy. “Newton has a strong local workforce with the right skill sets, as well as good logistical support, including rail, barge and highway access. Those were key factors in our decision, as our product lines will ship worldwide. We wanted to be in the heartland of wind generation, and we believe that Kansas will lead the way in its field.”
New Milllium Wind Energy will receive incetives through the Kansas Economic Opportuinty Inniatives Fund, which is used to support state and local incentives through Promoting Employment Across Kansas.
New Millenium Wind Energy was created in 2009 to develop and manufacture the newly designed turbine, called the Next Generation Wind Turbine. The turbines are designed to sit on a rooftop, is the first-of-its-kind. The Newton facility will produce 20- to 60-kilowatt systems.
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Colorado-based New Millennium Wind Energy announced today it has chosen the Kansas Logistics Park in Newton for its first manufacturing facility — a more than $20 million facility that will employ about 70 people in the first year of operation and more than 350 people within four years.
“What a great day for Newton and Kansas,” said Gov. Sam Brownback Friday afternoon. “New Millennium represents an innovative company making exciting products in an expanding industry for the state. Kansas is beautifully positioned to create new good-paying jobs through alternative energy. This is more proof that Kansas can compete and win in the global marketplace.”
New Millennium will manufacture a “point of use,” high out-put, vertical-axis wind turbine —adding to the emerging wind energy development cluster in Kansas.
They are the second wind-energy company to announce plans for a manufacturing facility in the Kansas Logistics Park.
“Newton is a logical choice for our manufacturing facilities,” said Drew Thacker, founder and CEO of Millenium Wind Energy. “Newton has a strong local workforce with the right skill sets, as well as good logistical support, including rail, barge and highway access. Those were key factors in our decision, as our product lines will ship worldwide. We wanted to be in the heartland of wind generation, and we believe that Kansas will lead the way in its field.”
New Milllium Wind Energy will receive incetives through the Kansas Economic Opportuinty Inniatives Fund, which is used to support state and local incentives through Promoting Employment Across Kansas.
New Millenium Wind Energy was created in 2009 to develop and manufacture the newly designed turbine, called the Next Generation Wind Turbine. The turbines are designed to sit on a rooftop, is the first-of-its-kind. The Newton facility will produce 20- to 60-kilowatt systems.
