Boston-based solar energy company Nexamp expanded its Chicago office, as it continues to grow in Illinois, its fastest-growing market. Chicago is the company’s second headquarters after Boston.

Nexamp opened its office in the Loop in January 2024, and its latest expansion nearly triples its space at 101 N. Wacker Dr. It now has more than 80 employees, after adding 25 workers since early last year.

The company is one of the largest solar energy companies in Illinois. It chose Chicago as its second headquarters because of the state’s favorable clean energy policies under Gov. JB Pritzker’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. The 2021 law set a goal to fuel the state entirely by clean energy by 2050.

Courtesy of Nexamp

“For Nexamp, Illinois represents more than just opportunity — it’s a state

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