Morrow County commissioners hear developers, unions spar over labor plans for county solar project

Jul 9, 2025

Developers said the Hillcrest/Gosling-area solar project has final state approvals and a contractor but will use mostly nonunion labor; union representatives pressed for apprenticeship, benefit and local-hire guarantees and invited county and developers to a training demonstration and job fair.

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Morrow County commissioners on July 7 heard a presentation and a sustained exchange about a utility-scale solar project in the county, including the developer’s construction plans, local-hire commitments and a labor dispute involving unions.

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