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BYD To Open Manufacturing Facilities In Lancaster

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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD said yesterday, along with the City of Lancaster, that BYD is opening up two new manufacturing facilities in the city. headquarters in Los Angeles back in 2011. cleantech electric vehicle manufacturing lancaster rexhall' BYD set up its U.S. READ MORE>>.

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BYD Aims To Boost Job Opportunities In Lancaster

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The company--which has operations in Los Angeles, but is headquartered in China--said BYD has signed a "Community Benefit Agreement" (CBA) which aims to recruit and hire 40 percent of its workers in Lancaster from such disadvantaged groups as veterans, women, and African Americans. Specific terms of the agreement were not announced.

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NRG Solar Officially Opens Largest Solar Plant in California

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The solar plant--located in Lancaster--will officially open later today. The Northern Los Angeles County plant actually started commercial operations earlier this year. The Northern Los Angeles County plant actually started commercial operations earlier this year. cleantech lancaster plant energy photovoltaic solar'

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NRG Solar Official Opens Largest Solar Plant in California

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The solar plant--located in Lancaster--will officially open later today. The Northern Los Angeles County plant actually started commercial operations earlier this year. The Northern Los Angeles County plant actually started commercial operations earlier this year. solar photovoltaic energy plant lancaster cleantech'

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Effort To Punish China Might Hit LA Instead

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A new effort to punish China appears to likely to instead hit Los Angeles jobs instead , due to an obscure provision in a national defense bill, which seeks to bar Chinese manufacturers from supplying things like train cars and buses to the United States. BYD employs around 700 people in Lancaster. READ MORE>>.

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LA Metro Buys Electric Buses From BYD

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Thursday afternoon that it has approved a deal to buy its first electric buses, from BYD Motors. Chinese electric auto firm BYD recently opened up a Los Angeles area headquarters to head up its efforts in the U.S.

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BYD Facing Critics Over Labor Practices In LA

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Electric bus maker BYD is on the defensive, after a recent report which says that BYD--despite huge fanfare over its creation of a bus manufacturing plant in Lancaster--employs less than 40 workers here, and has been under investigation for importing Chinese workers and paying them at less than minimum wage. READ MORE>>.

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