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Proterra will select Greenville, SC for a new manufacturing plant located at CU-ICAR to assemble and manufacturer electric buses. The company will invest no less than $68 million for the new plant and create 1,300 jobs within five years: http://www.greenvillecounty.org/Coun...ement%20v2.pdf
How I know it's Proterra:
-My reliable sources
-1,300 jobs over five years is exactly what the bus rapid transit application said for job creation from company
-It will be located in the City of Greenville
-This Inducement Agreement for the company is coming out right around the same time Proterra is scheduled to announce their new plant
-It will be located in an industrial park (ICAR)
As many as 1,300 jobs hinge on bus company’s decision - Breaking News - TheState.com (http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/1053038.html - broken link)
As many as 1,300 jobs hinge on bus company’s decision - Breaking News - TheState.com (http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/1053038.html - broken link)
So, we will wait a little longer. But, the fact that Proterra brass were at CU-ICAR to hear the Secretary's speech says a lot, to me.
Wonder why the only working prototype bus is running in Columbia though??
It’s an impressive model. In a few years, ICAR has attracted respected faculty, created 500 jobs with an average salary of $70,000, built a gleaming campus and attracted an estimated $215 million in public and private investment. An international association of research parks last month recognized ICAR as a top emerging research center.
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