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Sustainability
Gresham will be Home to Solar Plant
Manufacturer
expects to hire
170 workers
positioned and com petitive, even in
this challenging econom y," Bem is
said. "By building a close relation
ship with the com pany throughout
the process, w e have been able to
show them the advantages o f bring
A com pany that specializes in ul ing m ajor investm ent and jo b s to
tra thin film solar cells will locate the Gresham."
largest nanotechnology m anufactur
Solexant's first phase will produce
ing facility in the world in G resham .
solar panels which can generate 100
The plant will be Oregon's first thin m egaw atts o f energy per year. The
film solar m anufacturing plant. The plant, valued at over $37 m illion, and
announcem ent was m ade Tuesday will employ approximately 170people.
by G resham M ayor Shane T. Bem is The com pany plans future expan
alongside Solexant's President and sions that m ay ultim ately see an es
C hief Executive O fficer D am oder tim ated 1,000 em p lo y ees at the
R e d d y a n d O re g o n G o v . T e d G resham plant.
Kulongoski.
"Solexant greatly appreciates its
"Solextant's decision to com e to partnerships with the State o f O r
G resham proves that our city is well egon, the O regon D epartm ent o f
Gresham Mayor Shane T. Bemis leads a delegation to announce the coming construction o f Oregon's
first thin film solar manufacturing plant in Gresham, a facility expected to employ about 1 7 0 people.
Energy and the C ity o f G resham to
facilitate the co n stru ctio n o f the
w o rld 's la rg e st n a n o te c h n o lo g y
m anufacturing facility in this beauti
ful state," said D am oder Reddy, C EO
ofSolexant.
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Workshops
The C ity o f P ortland’s B ureau o f
Planning and Sustainability and the
pre-ap p ren ticesh ip pro g ram C o n
structing H ope invite the com m unity
to a free w o rkshop series called
ReTHINK.
The sessions will explore concepts
o f sustainability as well as provide
tangible tools that people can use to
m ake positive changes at hom e im
m ediately. Participants can expect to
learn about a range o f practical top
ics, from grow ing food in an urban
environm ent to reducing energy bills.
P r a c tic a l e d u c a tio n a b o u t
sustainability gives everyone m ore
pow er to m ake sim ple daily choices
that m ay save m oney, encourage
healthy fam ilies, build com m unity,
and protect the environm ent for fu
ture generations.
C onstructing H o p e’s free appren
ticeship program provides training
and education in sustainable green,
applied construction m ath, appren
ticeship and trade inform ation w ith
hands-on experiences.
The R eT H IN K sessions will take
place at the C onstructing H ope facili
ties, located at 405 N.E. C hurch St.
Dates are Saturdays, July 31, Aug. 7,
and Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
R SV P to 503-281-1234 or e-mail
nancyf@ iccdc.org. M ore information
can
be
fo u n d
at
co n stru ctin g h o p e.o rg .