Wind tower maker DMI Industries Inc., says it has cut 100 more workers due to declining demand from customers. DMI spokeswoman Belinda Forknell said Tuesday that the latest cuts, along with 60 cuts made in January, leave about 200 people working at the West Fargo plant.

WEST FARGO, N.D. - Wind tower maker DMI Industries Inc., says it has cut 100 more workers due to declining demand from customers.

DMI spokeswoman Belinda Forknell said Tuesday that the latest cuts, along with 60 cuts made in January, leave about 200 people working at the West Fargo plant.

"We were operating two weekday shifts and a weekend shift. What we've done is eliminated a weekend shift," Forknell said.

Fargo-based DMI is a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corp., of Fergus Falls, Minn. The company also has operations in Fort Erie, Ontario, and in Tulsa, Okla. Forknell said both those plants also had shift reductions or adjustments but she did not know how many workers were involved.

She said DMI is still optimistic about wind energy. She said renewable energy proposals being discussed by lawmakers in the U.S. and Canada should help.

"We're just like everyone else in the industry now - waiting for that credit market situation to start moving," Forknell said. "We're still committed to wind energy. We're just like many other people, waiting for that turnaround."

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