wiredInUSA November 2017

EDITOR

Delays can be costly things as BC Hyrdo finding out with the 1.1GW site C hydro project on the Peace river in British Columbia. The timeline for the river diversion in 2019 will not be met until November 2024 with costs expected to rise by an additional $484m. The cost to scrap the hydro project and remediate the site was estimated at $870m, something that the British Columbia utilities commission considered unfeasible. Once complete, the project is expected to generate 5,100GWh of clean energy annually for more than 100 years. The full story is on page 9. The Wire Association International reports that 105 of its 190 booths have already been sold for next year’s Wire Expo, being staged on 15 th and 16 th May in Nashville, Tennessee. The exhibit hall will feature machinery, supplies and ancillary equipment for wire and cable manufacturing. More details can be found on page 11. There is also good news on the jobs front in this issue, with Fort Wayne Metals creating up to 337 new jobs by 2021 with the expansion of its Allen County, Indiana, facilities. The company, a producer of precision wire, strands and cables for the medical device industry, will invest $51m as part of the expansion. Turn to page 18 for more.

David Bell Editor

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