| Katana Project
Updated August 2009
| Economic Impact of the Katana Windmill Tower Manufacturing Facility |
| Total Direct Jobs (Includes Existing Jobs & Projected New Jobs) |
114 |
| Indirect Jobs |
81 |
| Total Jobs |
195 |
| Approximate New Earnings/Wages |
$8,589,000 |
| Data from Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. | Download the complete impact analysis
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Project Summary
Katana manufactures windmill towers for power generation. In 2005, the Grant County EDC directed them to an existing building at the Port of Ephrata.
Two years later, Katana expanded its operations by constructing 2 new buildings across the street from their existing facility.
The expansion enables Katana to complete the entire windmill tower manufacturing process on site. Raw steel is shipped in by rail, and a fully painted and sandblasted windmill tower is shipped out by truck.
Katana is the largest manufacturing employer in Ephrata. |
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September 2006
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January 2007
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February 2007 (Exterior Completed) |
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