Gamesa’s plans have forged another link between the City of Discovery and Bilbao.
The Spanish city was held up as an inspiration when plans to open an offshoot of the Victoria and Albert Museum in Dundee were first put forward.
When the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim museum opened in Bilbao it transformed a provincial, industrial Basque town into a tourist destination.
It is hoped the V&A in Dundee will have a similar impact in terms of visitor numbers, but it will also play an important role in attracting new business and investment to the area a move that already appears to be paying off.
For Gamesa, which has its headquarters in Bilbao and is part-owned by another Basque company, Iberdrola, Dundee will seem like a home away from home, particularly once the V&A arrives.
First Minister Alex Salmond has spent months courting both Iberdrola and Gamesa.
He visited Bilbao last year when Iberdrola, which owns Scottish Power, announced it is to invest £3 billion in renewable energy programmes in Scotland over the next three years.
While in the Basque Country, he discussed the possibility of Gamesa coming to Scotland and, in particular, Dundee.
Representatives from the firm visited Dundee in September and talks have since taken place between the firm and the Scottish Government.
Like Bilbao, they will see Dundee as a city on the rise and an ideal place to set up base in Scotland.
Not only does it possess an ideal port and easy access to the North Sea, the city is also on the cusp of a cultural renewal that makes it an attractive place to do business.
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