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March 26, 2009
Wind farms lift economy in Klickitat County
By ROSS COURTNEY
Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima Herald-Republic
Photos by Bruce Forster
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Cannon Power Group is in the midst of building its Windy Point/Windy Flats power project near Goldendale. It says the project will be one of the largest in the U.S.
GOLDENDALE — An electrician enlarged his shop. A fencing contractor is so busy he's had to stop advertising. A former drywaller loves his new job stringing electrical cable up 200-foot ladders.
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