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Perth Amboy may become a hub of wind turbine industry
Perth Amboy officials are pursuing state help to turn a 100-acre waterfront site into a hub of wind turbine manufacturing, hoping to bring hundreds of green-energy jobs to the Middlesex County city.
A bill in the Assembly would expand a law that targets aid for a new port in Paulsboro, Gloucester County. Companies that set up wind energy facilities in Paulsboro can grab shares of up to $100 million in state tax credits.
The amendment would make other sites eligible for the tax breaks in support of offshore wind — including Perth Amboy, where green manufacturing companies would have easy access to major highways and rail lines as well as Newark Liberty International Airport, a city official said. (Jordan, Gannett)
