269 Jobs to Be Created in Nevada, 167 Jobs in Arizona with $9.5 Million Awarded as Part of the Federal Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit
SEAL BEACH, Calif.‐‐(BUSINESS WIRE)‐‐ Solar concentrated photovoltaci (CPV) manufacturer Amonix (www.amonix.com) will create a total of 436 clean energy manufacturing jobs in Nevada and Arizona based on its award of $9.5 million in stimulus funding as part of the federal Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit. The company was granted $5.9 million for manufacturing work in Nevada, and $3.6 million for work in Arizona.
Amonix, headquartered in Seal Beach, California, designs and manufactures concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems that use less water, utilize land better, and produce more energy per acre than any other solar technology. The stimulus funding will be use to expand permanent manufacturing operations in Arizona and Nevada.
The company will begin construction of its new manufacturing facility in Nevada by the end of 2010. When completed in the first half of 2011, that facility will create 269 new jobs for the state. The Arizona facility, which will create 167 new
jobs, is pegged for a 2011 construction start, with completion scheduled by the end of that year.
