DMI slates 20% work force cut; tower usage off

Jan 06, 2009 | 10:46 AM | Corinna Petry

DMI Industries Inc., which manufactures heavy steel wind towers, has laid off nearly 190 employees—about 20 percent of the work force at its three facilities in West Fargo, N.D., Tulsa, Okla., and Fort Erie, Ontario—due to declining demand.

The West Fargo-based company said difficult credit conditions have reduced the ability of wind-energy developers to secure project financing.....





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