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Vineyard Wind recently touted in a press release that 937 union workers have been hired so far for its construction phase. The second annual report on Vineyard Wind’s employment and economic impact, prepared by UMass Dartmouth and research firm Springline Research Group, shows that among the 757 Massachusetts-based union workers hired by the offshore wind developer, only one person was from Dukes County. 

The Island will have to wait a bit longer before more residents are hired for the Vineyard Wind project.  Vineyard Wind recently touted in a press release that 937 union workers have been hired so far for its construction phase. The second annual report on Vineyard Wind’s employment and economic impact, prepared by UMass Dartmouth […]

The Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, a joint project between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has…

The jobs report itself, which was conducted by UMass Dartmouth and Springline Research Group, found that employment on the Vineyard Wind project has not yet reached original projections. However, the total economic output — a term that combines the project’s cost with other spending and taxes — has already exceeded expectations. Furthermore, only 18% of union workers on the project reside in New Bedford — a figure that includes people who relocated to New Bedford temporarily. This finding was not included in Vineyard Wind's press release or...

A jobs report submitted to Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources digs into data provided by Vineyard Wind’s contractors and provides some of the clearest employment figures yet, offering a significant window into how the offshore wind industry will look as it takes off in America.