Seal Beach firm hiring 278 in Vegas

A local company  is planning to build a multi-million dollar solar power plant in the Las Vegas area.

Amonix , based in Seal Beach, says the operation will employ about 278 workers. Amonix CEO Brian Robertson says workers will make concentrated photovoltaic solar equipment—the same type of solar cells used to power satellites.

The panels convert sunlight into electricity.plan was announced Saturday during a dedication ceremony in Henderson for a 308-kilowatt solar installation that the company sold to Southern Nevada Water Authority.

Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said at the ceremony that these types of projects are important for diversifying Nevada’s economy.

WHY COULDN’T WE HAVE DONE THIS IN SEAL BEACH?

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