November 4, 2009
Gov. Granholm Keynotes Small and Community Wind, Supply Chain Meetings
in Detroit
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm (D) today urged the wind industry to invest in Michigan. "If you’re a wind company looking to invest, we want you in Michigan," she said, kicking off a packed conference and workshop on small and community wind and supply chain issues, held at the Cobo Center.
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October 20, 2009: 3:00 PM ET
U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs Over 1,600 MW in Third Quarter;
Manufacturing Still Lags
Washington D.C. — The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported today in its third quarter (Q3) market report that the U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the third quarter...
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October 15, 2009
AWEA Rings NASDAQ Closing Bell
as Stock Market Surges
On October 14 AWEA CEO Denise Bode and wind industry leaders rang the NASDAQ closing bell as the NASDAQ shot up 32.34 and Dow Jones surpassed 10,000. See photos and video
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October 13, 2009
Wind Energy Blows Into Manhattan
Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop presents new financing options for wind projects, features first-ever Financial Analyst Day
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October 9, 2009
Times Square AWEA Video

Wind: Powering a Cleaner, Stronger America.
Wind energy is a clean, renewable source of electricity that will spur investment to create hundreds of thousands of American jobs
Note: You will not hear any soundtrack because Times Square MTV videos and billboards are silent.

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A supply chain guru spreads the good word in Detroit
There have been record crowds at the AWEA conference and exhibition in Detroit this week—the number of attendees registered edged over 2000, not including the general public who came in every afternoon to see the small wind turbines displayed on the exhibition floor.
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