Tag: green energy
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Bellwater Turbine Works Lands Its First Overseas Buyer
Bellwater Turbine Works will begin shipping turbine components to a Canadian wind developer this fall under its first export contract, though the $22 million deal depends on solving a persistent hiring gap.
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Fourteen Startups Join Forge Bellwater’s Biggest Cohort
Forge Bellwater has admitted 14 companies to its Foundry Row incubator, its largest cohort yet, spanning biotech, green-energy hardware and the incubator’s first AI-focused startup.
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Bellwater Turbine Works Signs Its Largest Contract Yet for Offshore Wind Parts
Bellwater Turbine Works has signed a $92 million contract to supply components for an offshore wind project, its largest order yet, and says it will need dozens of new hires to fulfill it.
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New Bellwater State Deal Sends Students Straight From Classroom to Turbine Floor
Bellwater State University and Bellwater Turbine Works signed a five-year agreement guaranteeing 40 paid apprenticeship slots a year in exchange for the company’s role in shaping the school’s renewable-energy curriculum.
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$28 Million Expansion Targets Waitlists at Community College’s West Bellwater Campus
Bellwater Community College’s board approved a $28 million West Bellwater campus expansion to relieve waitlists in green-energy manufacturing programs.
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Bellwater Turbine Works Launches Apprenticeship Program to Fill Open Jobs
Bellwater Turbine Works is launching a paid apprenticeship program with Bellwater Community College to fill roughly 25 welding and quality-control positions it says it cannot hire for fast enough.
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Forge Bellwater Wins State Grant to Expand Green-Energy Startup Support
Forge Bellwater will use a $1.8 million state grant to launch a dedicated green-energy startup track, an effort to diversify a Foundry Row startup scene that has leaned heavily on biotech.
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West Bellwater Industrial Park Expansion Secures State Financing
West Bellwater’s industrial park will expand by 40 acres after securing $28 million in state financing, a deal officials hope will attract green-energy manufacturers and ease a persistent skills gap.
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Economist Iyer’s Annual Report Tracks Bellwater’s Shrinking Skills Gap
Economist Samuel Iyer’s annual skills-gap report finds the region’s shortfall of qualified technical workers has narrowed to about 1,200 positions, down from a peak of 2,100 three years ago, though he warns the pace remains too slow.
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West Bellwater Manufacturing Park Set to Expand, Adding Green-Energy Tenants
City and county officials are funding a 22-acre expansion of the West Bellwater Manufacturing Park, aiming to attract green-energy component suppliers for anchor tenant Bellwater Turbine Works.