2009.12.14 – FLS Energy opens new Hillsborough office
By Ben Gellman
WCHL Reporter
Solar power is pushing into Orange County, as an Asheville-based solar energy company has opened a new office in Hillsborough. Dottie Schmitt of Orange County Economic Development says FLS Energy was expanding, and wanted to prop up their outer reaches.
FLS tapped Chris Wachholz, a member of the company’s division of business development, to open the new office in Hillsborough. A press release describes Wachholz as a “long-time Orange County resident.”
FLS currently has projects around the Research Triangle, the Piedmont Triad and Eastern North Carolina.
While most of those projects aren’t in Orange County, Schmitt says there’s room for optimism about the solar energy market, and money could flow into the county.
Schmitt says FLS Energy has not stated how many people they are looking to hire in Orange County. The Hillsborough office opened December 1.
