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"Xunlight Corporation has been fortunate to have received a great deal of support from the State of Ohio over the years, and the Third Frontier program specifically has helped the company establish a solid foundation for a successful company going forward," said CEO Dr. Xunming Deng.

In January 2008, the company that Michael Dia had joined 13 years earlier decided to downsize its operation. Michael suddenly found himself without a job. Forty-eight years old with a wife and four children to support, time was not on Michael's side. Having only six months of unemployment benefits, Michael knew he had to move fast and use every resource available. He registered at The Source, a Toledobased unemployment and job services organization, and constantly searched the Internet and checked The Toledo Blade for jobs in his area. Michael said he never imagined that looking for a job would be a full-time job in itself.

Feeling as if his luck was running out, Michael received an electronic announcement from Owens Community College's placement office about a company called Xunlight Corporation. Xunlight, a rapidly growing solar company in Toledo, has been aggressively adding jobs since receiving Ohio Third Frontier advanced energy awards and substantial venture capital investment. Michael was hired to use the skills he had learned as a stockroom technician at his prior position to become a team leader, helping other employees with development of computer, organizational, and mechanical skills. Although other opportunities became available, Michael chose to remain with Xunlight because it is a company in an industry of the future, offering both job security and a way to make a difference supplying clean, renewable energy solutions.




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