Sanyo Solar exceeds expectations


Two years after opening its $84M wafer-making plant in Salem, Sanyo Solar is meeting its commitments to Oregon.

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Two years after opening its $84M wafer-making plant in Salem, Sanyo Solar is meeting its commitments to Oregon.

Now Oregon is working on returning the favor.

It employs just over 200, pays at 150 percent above the average Marion County wage, and has been a strong advocate for solar in Oregon.

But as the state continues to grow the cluster, its efforts will focus more on helping the companies already here expand than on recruiting new players to the market.

“The question we’re chasing down right now, is what’s up next year and the following,” said Bruce Laird who, as a clean technology recruitment officer at the Oregon Business Development Department has played a key role in building out the state’s solar manufacturing cluster. “We’re really paying attention to helping companies expand and be successful in capturing market share.”

Read more at Sustainable Business Oregon.

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