SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Governor JB Pritzker is scheduled to make a couple of stops in southern Illinois on Thursday, August 28.

He will first stop in Mount Vernon.

Gov. Pritzker is scheduled to make remarks at the opening of the new, 100 percent solar-powered Manner Polymers advanced manufacturing facility.

The new 80,000 square foot facility will reportedly be powered by an on-site 15-acre solar field.

According to a release from the governor’s office back in 2023 , the new facility will manufacture a variety of PVC compounds, including automotive PVC compounds for use in electric vehicles and components for solar panels.

They said the new Manner Polymers facility is expected to create more than 60 jobs for the southern Illinois region.

After this event, Pritzker will attend a

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