Neosho Ridge awards wind farm building contract

The Neosho Ridge Wind project is one step closer to beginning construction.

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA), a leading infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, has been awarded the contract to build the wind farm in southwest Neosho County.

IEA is one of the top builders of wind energy projects in the US, said Jade Scheele, senior development manager for Neosho Ridge. She said the company has completed wind projects with 10 of the largest developers and owners in the country, and it has built more than 7,200 wind turbines across North America. Full project construction is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2019, and completion is expected in fourth quarter of 2020.