When Georges Antoun came to Louisiana from Lebanon in the early 1980s, he needed money. The country was entering an oil crisis, and cities along the Gulf Coast — especially places like Lafayette that ...

First Solar’s fifth operating US manufacturing facility creates over 800 new manufacturing jobs Facility forecast to raise Iberia Parish’s GDP by 4.4% in first full year of operations at capacity ...

Production at the new facility will onshore the finishing of Series 6 modules initiated at the international factories. Image: First Solar. US thin-film module manufacturer First Solar has unveiled ...

As renewable energy continues to grow, investors are paying more attention to companies that play important roles in the solar sector. Two widely followed names in this space are First Solar, Inc.