Great Lakes WIND Network
The wind industry presents an outstanding opportunity to re-invigorate and revitalize a segment of the region’s manufacturing infrastructure. Wind power is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. The tall towers across the landscape represented to WIRE-Net thousands, yes millions, of machined, casted, forged and fabricated parts like gears and bearings. There are over 8,000 components found in today’s wind turbine. WIRE-Net formed the Great Lakes WIND Network (GLWN) as an industry-based organization of manufacturers, suppliers and research organizations. Its mission is to serve this market by growing the supply chain. The Network - links industry OEMs with component suppliers
- joins with public and private partners to generate new investment
- supports public policy initiatives which are key to expanding the wind industry
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WIRE-Net is a premier business-led organization, and one of the few that focuses on the shared interests of manufacturing companies and urban communities. Our mission focuses on providing programs and services that strengthen manufacturing to create healthy communities and fuel economic growth.
WIRE-Net's program initiatives reflect priorities that are important to the future economic growth and stability of the region. WIRE-Net's programs include:
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