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Aho of O'Brien Commercial Properties represents Vestas Tech. in 9,040 s/f lease

Joel Aho of O'Brien Commercial Properties recently represented Vestas Technology R&D Americas, Inc. in leasing 9,040 s/f of office/manufacturing space at 399 River Rd. Vestas Americas, which is part of one of the largest wind turbine manufacturing companies in the world, is headquartered in Portland Oregon. This new location will act as a research and development hub for the company. Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick paid a visit to Vestas' Portland offices earlier this year, as the state is mandated to receive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Bob McGuire and Alison Powers of CB Richard Ellis/New England represented the landlord in the transaction.
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