Vestas ramping up workforce in Colorado

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S (OMX: VWS) will have more than 2,000 employees by the end of the year, the most the company has ever employed statewide.

Vestas plans to hire more than 850 people at its four factories in Colorado this year after securing orders for nearly 900 turbines in 2013.

Vestas already has filled about 400 positions at its Colorado blade and nacelle factories and has received more than 3,200 applications overall. About 450 additional factory positions are expected to be filled this year.

Of the more than 850 workers hired this year, the company’s blade factories…