Worker Wednesday: April 12th and Kimberly Richardson
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
WORKER SPOTLIGHT
Last week, Qcells’ Kimberly Richardson, recycling assistant manager, introduced Vice President Kamala Harris at the company’s event celebrating a historic community solar announcement.
“Like so many of my colleagues, I grew up in this area, a region most people knew and still do as the carpet capital of the world,” she said in her remarks.
“After graduating from high school, I moved away for a while. But I returned home and earned two college degrees. In 2018, when my mother got sick, I knew I needed a good-paying, secure job to support my family. That’s why I joined QCells, a solar panel manufacturer who was building one of the largest solar factories, right here in Dalton.”
“I knew I’d have a future here because America’s future is powered by clean energy.”
Read more testimonials from workers at CE4AEF.org.
SHAREABLE JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS (Here’s sample social to amplify news of this growing workforce.)
Georgia: VP Harris to announce huge community solar deal in Ga. visit
[🖱CLICK TO TWEET] 2.5 million #solarpanels to be built, supporting thousands of #cleanenergy jobs and families. Lots to celebrate from @VP's visit to @QCells_NA in Georgia. #CleanEnergyAtWork https://apnews.com/article/harris-solar-georgia-climate-qcells-greene-5c14f4c4fcede63ff48c7ded36e26f5ehttps://www.wjcl.com/article/sewon-america-rincon-effingham-county-jobs/43008982
[🖱CLICK TO TWEET] Hundreds of workers in Georgia manufacturing 2.5 million made-in-America #solarpanels that'll save consumers money in states like Illinois, Maine and Maryland. So much to celebrate from @VP visit to @QCells_NA. #CleanEnergyAtWork https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/harris-announce-huge-community-solar-deal-ga-visit-98406579
Arizona: LG announces huge expansion of plans for battery factory in Queen Creek
[🖱CLICK TO TWEET] Thanks to @potus' Affordable #CleanEnergy Plan, "thousands of jobs" are expected to be coming to Arizona, as LG Energy Solution "plans to spend $5.5 billion" on "largest stand-alone" #EV battery complex in North America. https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2023/03/24/lg-energy-solution-plan-for-arizona-battery-factory-grows-to-5-5-billion/70045306007/
[🖱CLICK TO TWEET] More good-paying #cleanenergy jobs coming to Arizona. More manufacturing coming back to America. More savings coming to consumers! All thanks to policies like the #InflationReductionAct in @potus' Affordable #CleanEnergy Plan. https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2023/03/24/lg-energy-solution-plan-for-arizona-battery-factory-grows-to-5-5-billion/70045306007/
