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Semprius to Build Plant in Henderson

A Durham company is planning to build a plant in Henderson that will produce one-of-a-kind solar modules. 

Semprius was awarded state and county incentives to build its pilot production plant in Henderson.  Semprius has been getting a lot of attention lately.  The start-up company makes high concentration photo-voltaic solar modules which use mirrors and lenses to concentrate sunlight onto solar cells. Semprius will start building its new production plant this month.  In the next few years, it is expected to employ more than 250 people.  Officials say the plant will draw 120-million dollars in investment to the region.  The state Commerce Department, the Golden Leaf Foundation, the Community College System and others have contributed to making the Semprius plant a reality.

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
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