Steel and Solar energy companies bring more jobs to Sinton

SINTON, Texas — With a round of applause and the snip of a large pair of scissors, JM Steel and Nextracker, a solar energy company, finalized their partnership, announcing a new manufacturing facility located on the Steel Dynamics campus in Sinton.When someone thinks of Sinton, they might think of a small town, but that small town is already growing. JM Steel and Nextracker’s partnership brought 50 new jobs to Sinton.“We’ve been able to significantly increase labor from the local labor pool and provide stable employment,” CEO and founder of Nextracker Dan Shugar said.Shugar said they’re hoping to continue adding staff with additional shifts and JM Steel said they’re hoping to be at around 95 workers in the near future.Shugar said out of the 50 new employees, they mostly hired locals. One of those locals is Amanda Perez from Odem who works for JM Steel. She said in the…

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