Spire Corporation Receives Multiple Rankings in the 2011 Boston Business Journal’s Book of Lists

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turn-key manufacturing lines to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules, and providing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) integration services for solar systems, announced today it has once again been recognized in the Boston Business Journal’s prestigious Book of Lists.

Spire Solar Systems’ Vice President, David Hebert, and Michelle Armitstead were invited to the Book of Lists Gala yesterday in honor of Spire placing number 20 among the Fastest-Growing Public Companies, as well as being listed as a Massachusetts’ Top 150 Public Companies.

“We appreciate the honor of being awarded two places on the Book of Lists,” said Roger G. Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire Corporation. “It is no easy feat to obtain a spot on either of these two lists, and we strive to do so each year.”

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Spire Corporation is a global solar company providing capital equipment and turn-key production lines to manufacture PV modules. To learn more about Spire Corporation, visit www.SpireCorp.com or email PR@SpireCorp.com.

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