The cuts represent 29 percent of the plant's workforce. Vestas also had laid off workers at plants in Brighton and Pueblo.
Vestas cited a decrease in wind-turbine orders stemming from the looming December expiration of a federal tax credit on electricity generated from wind.
The tax credit is a hot political issue that figures to define a portion of the presidential campaign. President Barack Obama and many Democrats support it; challenger Mitt Romney and many Republicans oppose it.
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