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At the Wheatridge facility south of Boardman, a crane operated by a member of IUOE Local 701 lifts a rotor to be attached by members of Iron Workers and Laborers atop a 290-foot tower. At right in the distance is PGE’s Boardman Coal Plant, which closed permanently in October. (Photos courtesy PGE) By Don McIntosh Unlike other recent Northeast Oregon renewable energy projects, which relied on nonunion out-of-state workers, the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility about 15 miles south of Boardman employed members of Iron Workers Local 29, Laborers Local 737 and Operating Engineers Local 701. Oregon State Building Trades Executive Secretary Robert Camarillo says contractor Blattner Energy signed agreements with those unions after labor leaders met with PGE. PGE is part owner of the project, along with Next Era Energy Resources. ....