Hemlock, Mich. -- While Detroit's automakers struggle to rebuild their sputtering operations, the key to jump-starting Michigan's economy may lie 80 miles northwest of the Motor City. This is the home of Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. It makes a material crucial for constructing photovoltaic panels. And that has turned this snow-covered hamlet into an unlikely hotbed for solar energy. SolarLease.SolarCity.com Green Energy Stocks Our Top Stock Pick - UBRG www.cleanenergy-review.com A Fortune in Wind Energy www.GreenChipStocks.com/Wind_Report On Dec. 15, the same week that General Motors Corp. and Chrysler begged $17.4 billion from taxpayers to stave off collapse, Hemlock announced a $3-billion expansion that could create hundreds of jobs. It's a rare piece of good news for this battered Rust Belt state, whose 9.6% unemployment rate is the nation's highest. In contrast to Detroit iron, Hemlock's quartz-based polycrystalline silicon is in such demand that workers in white...
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