Iberdrola
USA passes through 75 cities and towns and the northern end interconnects with transmission lines in the central Maine town of Orrington .
Supporting economic growth The project , which will be completed in 2015 , will has employed as many as 2,500 people the five-year construction phase and contribute significantly to indirect and induced employment as a result of the spending in the Maine economy . When planning for the program , cmP hired University of Southern Maine economist Charlie Colgan to study the economic impact of such a large undertaking .
“ By his estimation , using econometric models such as the REmi model , he predicted that given the level and type of spending that was associated with the project , the MPRP would create roughly 3,300 jobs in Maine during the peak of the construction .”
Carroll notes just how timely the project ’ s launch was : “ The project began during 2010 , at the time of a very deep recession , and there was a tremendous amount of unemployment in Maine . Our economy was in freefall , so it was a real economic shot in the arm for the supplier profile Irby Construction Company
Employees : 750
Established : IRBY was originally established in 1946 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanta Services , Inc . in July 2000 .
Industry : Transmission , distribution and substation construction and maintenance .
Services : IRBY provides the construction and maintenance of transmission , distribution and substation , as well as the installation of fiber optics .
Website : www . irbyconst . com www . iberdrolarenewables . us 169