{"id":2565,"date":"2010-12-04T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-04T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/12\/sunivas-500-new-jobs-went-to-michigan.html"},"modified":"2010-12-04T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T14:34:00","slug":"sunivas-500-new-jobs-went-to-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/12\/sunivas-500-new-jobs-went-to-michigan.html","title":{"rendered":"Suniva&#8217;s 500 new jobs went to Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/michigan-job-search\/index.ssf\/2009\/10\/georgia-based_solar_panel_maker_suniva_t.html\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/media.mlive.com\/michigan-job-search\/photo\/logogif-7140d4514b4e3c37_medium.gif\"><\/a>\nAccording to Sven Gustafson in mlive.com, 7 Oct 2009,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/michigan-job-search\/index.ssf\/2009\/10\/georgia-based_solar_panel_maker_suniva_t.html\">\nGeorgia-based solar panel maker Suniva to create 500 jobs at new Michigan plant in Saginaw County<\/a>\n<blockquote>\nA Georgia-based maker of high-efficiency, low-cost solar panels plans to\nopen a manufacturing facility in Saginaw County after state officials\napproved a new photovoltaic tax credit. The project, which is still\nsubject to a federal loan, is expected to create 500 jobs.\n<p>\nThe Michigan Economic Growth Authority in a special session Tuesday\napproved the credits for Norcross, Ga.-based Suniva Inc. The company\nwill get a $15 million refundable credit against its Michigan Business\nTax liability over five years in exchange for its planned $250 million\ninvestment.\n<\/blockquote>\nSuniva manufactures photovoltaic solar panels.\nIt was getting so many orders it needed a new plant in addition\nto the one it has in Norcross, Georgia.\nThose 500 jobs and $250 million in investment could have\ncome to Georgia.\nMaybe they could have come to Lowndes County.\nI haven&#8217;t been able to find any local government or appointed\nofficial who tried to get it to come here.\n<p>\nSuniva\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/blog\/atlantech\/2010\/02\/baumstark.html\">\nis still ramping up production in Georgia.<\/a>\nThey may eventually need a third plant.\nMaybe somebody should talk to them.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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. 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