The physical construction and testing of the solar plant in Dawson County recently were completed, according to Randall Whitestone, Head of Communications and Public Affairs at the D.E. Shaw Group. “We expect to reach commercial operation by year-end,” Whites-tone said in an e-mail to the Press-Reporter. The solar project, which is known as Project Ivory, recently was sold to D.E. Shaw. “The project employs local operation and maintenance personnel, and will require local subcontractors for other operations and maintenance,” Whitestone said when asked if the solar project would create jobs for Dawson County. When the Press-Reporter asked how the company would interact with the ...