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[RD Milhollin]

A contingent of North Texas leaders, including Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price returned from a trade delegation to China with additional high-tech jobs for the Alliance area in the form of a R&D facility and a North American headquarters for a Chinese wind turbine firm:

 

http://www.star-tele...-be-hq-for.html

 

This should be great news for those interested in seeing Fort Worth remain a center for energy production and technology into the future, even after the end of the fossil fuel burning age 

 

The announcement came during the meeting, made easy by the recent availability of non-stop air travel from DFW via AA to Shanghai and Hong Kong. AA of course hopes to increase service to China by adding Beijing as a destination next year. On the way back some of the Fort Worth delegation stopped in Japan to discuss high-speed rail plans and how Fort Worth might be part of those plans.

 

Next? Maybe a trade delegation trip to Germany to bring back home a solar panel plant and research center. Perhaps they could include more city council members this time, and have them ride the modern streetcars there.

 

 

[Not Sure]

It would be nice to see a wind turbine manufacturing facility located here to go along with the headquarters. I know of a certain railroad in the Alliance area that could serve the facility.

[RD Milhollin]

Read the article!

[Not Sure]

I'm not a subscriber anymore, so the article gets blocked. I take it from your response that a plant is part of the deal.

[Austin55]

Summarized-They will manufacture and maintain turbines, total employment could be 300.

[Not Sure]

Cool. Those things like to ride on railcars. More work for me.