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Delaware
upgrade
Charter
expansion
Charter Wire is expanding its
Milwaukee Menomonee Valley
factory, creating around 35 jobs. The
$20 million project consists of about
$14 million in new equipment and
$6 million for the building expansion,
according to MEDC, a non-profit
business lender affiliated with the City
of Milwaukee.
Charter Wire will add 69,000ft2 and
new production equipment to its
existing facility, following increased
demand for pipes from the oil and
natural gas industries. The project will
increase Charter Wire’s workforce at
the building from 116 employees to
151 full-time employees.
Delmarva Power is planning the
reconstruction of a 50-year-old 230kV
transmission line between Red Lion
and Milford, Delaware.
Delmarva Power region president
Gary Stockbridge said the rebuilt
transmission line will help avoid
extended power outages if a major
problem occurs with transmission and
generation infrastructure.
“This project is one in a series of
transmission system enhancements
we are making to maintain reliability
on the Delmarva Peninsula,” he
added.
Work will begin on Phase 1 in June
2015 with planned completion
in December 2016, and work on
Phase 2 scheduled for June 2016 to
December 2017.
The58-mileproject, which is expected
to cost around $71m, includes new
circuits and replacing 400 wooden
poles with all-weather steel poles.