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Xunlight Corporation
New Opportunities
"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.
Xunlight Corporation
New Opportunities
"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.
Asset-Based Company Attraction Program (ABCAP) Biomedical Research and Commercialization Program (BRCP) Engineering and Physical Science Research Commercialization Program (EPSRCP) Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP) Innovation Ohio Loan Fund (IOF) Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program (ORCGP) Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (PSFI) Product Development Pilot Program (PDPP) Research Commercialization Program (RCP) Success and Pre-Seed Fund Initiative (SPSFI) The Ohio Research Scholars Program (ORSP) Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program (TFAEP) Third Frontier Fuel Cell Program (TFFCP) Third Frontier Internship Program (TFIP) Wright Centers of Innovation in Biosciences (WCIB) Wright Centers of Innovation in Engineering and Physical Sciences (WCIEPS) Wright Mega-Centers of Innovation (WMCI) Wright Projects (WP)