Spire Shines with $54.9M Solar Contract

Robert Buderi12/8/08

Bedford, MA-based Spire Corp (NASDAQ: SPIR), a leading supplier of equipment for manufacturing solar photovoltaic power modules, announced today that it has won a $54.9 million contract to supply solar cells for a photovoltaic factory at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, NY. The contract was awarded by Federal Prison Industries.

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