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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Aside from a few clusters of workers, parts of the future SolarCity plant looked almost empty this week, but it's easy to spread   out when you're working in an area that covers 1.2 million square feet, even when there's 950 crew members on site.

"We're pulling a lot of people from Western New York and even having some people travel from Albany to make this happen," said LP Ciminelli Project Manager David Vawter.

SolarCity officials say construction jobs are just the beginning. By next year, Senior Vice President of Operations Steve James expects 500 people will work here. Hiring has already started for management, engineering, and facilities positions to help bring the plant online, and James says the welcome for manufacturing jobs went beyond what the company anticipated.

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By Sarah Blazonis Friday, January 15, 2016 at 08:00 PM EST