http://kmuw.org en http://kmuw.org/post/new-orders-will-help-hutchinson-wind-farm-parts-plant-avoid-further-layoffs <p>Plant officials at Siemens Wind Energy in Hutchinson say new orders will help the company avoid more layoffs for now.</p><p>The plant recently received orders to supply parts for wind farms being built in Southern California and Chile.</p><p>Siemens announced in September that it was cutting 60 percent of its Hutchinson workforce. The layoffs were completed this week, leaving the plant with 150 workers.</p><p>It once had more than 400 employees. Siemens also laid off 570 people at its Fort Madison, Iowa, plant and 62 others around the country.</p> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:18:26 +0000 Associated Press 8544 at http://kmuw.org New Orders Will Help Hutchinson Wind Farm Parts Plant Avoid Further Layoffs http://kmuw.org/post/siemens-lay-150-workers-hutch <p></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">The company Siemens will lay off around 150 workers at their facility in Hutchinson.</p> Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:12:16 +0000 Stephen Koranda 5835 at http://kmuw.org Siemens To Lay Off 150 Workers In Hutch