Cross-posted from the Department of Transportation blog.
Today, I want to share a terrific new video, called "Transporting America: Proterra," which tells the story of Proterra, Inc, an electric bus manufacturer in Greenville, South Carolina. Thanks to federal investment, this company has been able to develop incredible zero-emissions transit buses and add hundreds of new jobs in South Carolina.
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Last month Deputy Secretary John Porcari penned a blog for us on "Good, Green Jobs." He wrote that, "We know Americans can adopt environmentally friendly practices and create good jobs in the process."
Nowhere is that demonstrated more clearly than in Greenville, South Carolina, where Proterra, Inc, has begun manufacturing electric transit buses. More important to the Greenville community is the fact that Proterra has hired more than 120 workers, with plans to reach up to 350 workers by the end of this year and more than 1,300 by 2015.
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/01/investing-tomorrow-creating-jobs-today
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