Solar panel manufacturer Qcells plans to expand its Dalton plant – again – and build a new facility in Cartersville, which state leaders say is a $2.5 billion investment that will bring new 2,500 jobs to Georgia.
It’s also the latest in a string of high-profile green energy projects planned for the state.
The South Korean company plans to build a third facility in Dalton, where it opened the largest solar panel manufacturing facility in the Western Hemisphere in 2019. The fast-growing operation already expanded once last year.
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