According to Sven Gustafson in mlive.com, 7 Oct 2009,
Georgia-based solar panel maker Suniva to create 500 jobs at new Michigan plant in Saginaw County
A Georgia-based maker of high-efficiency, low-cost solar panels plans to
open a manufacturing facility in Saginaw County after state officials
approved a new photovoltaic tax credit. The project, which is still
subject to a federal loan, is expected to create 500 jobs.
The Michigan Economic Growth Authority in a special session Tuesday
approved the credits for Norcross, Ga.-based Suniva Inc. The company
will get a $15 million refundable credit against its Michigan Business
Tax liability over five years in exchange for its planned $250 million
investment.
Suniva manufactures photovoltaic solar panels.
It was getting so many orders it needed a new plant in addition
to the one it has in Norcross, Georgia.
Those 500 jobs and $250 million in investment could have
come to Georgia.
Maybe they could have come to Lowndes County.
I haven’t been able to find any local government or appointed
official who tried to get it to come here.
Suniva
is still ramping up production in Georgia.
They may eventually need a third plant.
Maybe somebody should talk to them.
-jsq
Suniva’s
second solar PV manufacturing plant that Georgia couldn’t keep
went to Saginaw, Michigan,
where the editorial board of The Saginaw News lists it as
just one bullet item:
