“MCE Solar One supported 341 jobs and maximized local economic benefits through the City of Richmond’s 50% local workforce hiring requirement, in which Richmond-based contractors, suppliers and union labor were employed. MCE partnered with RichmondBUILD, which has successfully graduated hundreds of students and placed an impressive 80% of its graduates into well-paying jobs, to train and hire skilled, local graduates for the project. In addition, approximately $1.8 million was spent on project materials purchased or rented in Contra Costa County, further supporting the local economy.”
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