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Venture Government Strategies has signed on to represent Qcells America, operator of the largest solar module factory in the US.
A subsidiary of Korea-based Hanwha Solutions Group, QCells announced in 2023 a plan to invest more than $2.5B to build a complete solar supply chain in the US.
That marks the largest solar investment in America, and was spurred by the passage of the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act within Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
Qcells opened its first factory in Dalton, GA in 2019 and hired 750 people to manufacture 1.7 GW of solar power. With the completion of supply chain, Quells expects to have a 4K-member US work force and solar capacity of 8.4 GW.
Venture keeps its eye out for federal appropriations that might be available to its client.
Former Kansas Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder heads Venture’s Qcells team, which includes his former chief of staff David Natonski and Hamilton Bloom, former aide to Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
