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Calhoun County Board authorizes $10M CDBG application for United Solar Ovonic
Summary
The Calhoun County Board on Nov. 20 unanimously authorized submission of a $10 million Community Development Block Grant application to help United Solar Ovonic purchase manufacturing equipment in Battle Creek; county officials said the project could create about 700 jobs and requires an environmental review and formal award before costs are incurred.
The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Nov. 20 to authorize submission of a $10,000,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to aid United Solar Ovonic, LLC in purchasing equipment to manufacture solar panels in Battle Creek.
Assistant County Administrator Bradley Wilcox asked the board to approve the application and said the county would be the grant administrator. The board adopted a resolution authorizing Chairwoman Kate Segal to sign necessary forms with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
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