---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-014971"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BWEN"
cik: "0001120370"
company_name: "BROADWIND, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:31:33.819896+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Broadwind sells Abilene wind facility for up to $19.5M, exits wind market, withdraws 2026 guidance

## Summary
- Sale of Abilene, TX facility to IES Holdings subsidiary for up to $19.5M cash plus leaseback through Sep 5, 2026.
- Exit from wind market after selling Manitowoc facility in Sep 2025; pivots to power generation and critical infrastructure.
- Wind operations at facility generated $56.3M revenue and $9.7M Adj. EBITDA in 2025; ~140 employees to transition to buyer.
- Company withdraws previously issued 2026 financial guidance; Q1 earnings call scheduled May 12, 2026.
- Plans to use cash proceeds and ~$300M NOLs for accretive acquisitions in power generation and infrastructure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-014971
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BWEN
- cik: 0001120370
- company_name: BROADWIND, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000143774926014971/0001437749-26-014971-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000143774926014971/bwen20260504_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: eb7d75fc8e85020f0a128146f7ef928b338f2af0
  claim: BROADWIND, INC. completed a disposition involving IES Infrastructure (a wholly-owned subsidiary of IES Holdings, Inc.) for aggregate purchase price of up to $19.5 million in cash and non-cash consideration in the form of a below market lease (closed 2026-04-30).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 30, 2026, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Broadwind Heavy Fabrications, Inc. (“Heavy Fabrications”) entered into a definitive agreement with IES Infrastructure, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IES Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: IESC), under which Heavy Fabrications has sold its production facility in Abilene, Texas (the “Facility”), including real property, equipment, machinery and other items, to IES Infrastructure for an aggregate purchase price of up to $19.5 million in cash and non-cash consideration in the form of a below market lease, subject to certain purchase price adjustments.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000143774926014971/0001437749-26-014971-index.htm
- claim_id: cc263c564a4336597f1384fc2c195d7ee6d58719
  claim: BROADWIND, INC. entered into a lease with IES Infrastructure (effective 2026-04-30).
  evidence_excerpt: At closing, Heavy Fabrications entered into a short-term lease agreement with IES Infrastructure, pursuant to which Heavy Fabrications will lease the Facility and related assets from IES Infrastructure for nominal rent for a term that is expected to end on September 5, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000143774926014971/0001437749-26-014971-index.htm
- claim_id: ce205b14f4ae227edf045a409a99e4ee191484eb
  claim: BROADWIND, INC. entered into a asset purchase with IES Infrastructure valued at $19.5 million (effective 2026-04-30).
  evidence_excerpt: entered into a definitive agreement with IES Infrastructure, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IES Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: IESC), under which Heavy Fabrications has sold its production facility in Abilene, Texas (the “Facility”), including real property, equipment, machinery and other items, to IES Infrastructure for an aggregate purchase price of up to $19.5 million in cash and non-cash consideration in the form of a below market lease
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120370/000143774926014971/0001437749-26-014971-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.