Oct 28 (Reuters) - TC Energy Corp TRP.TO :
* TC ENERGY AWARDS MORE THAN $1.6 BILLION IN AMERICAN CONTRACTS TO BUILD KEYSTONE XL, PROJECT TO CREATE OVER 8,000 UNION JOBS IN 2021
* TC ENERGY CORP - SPECIAL EMPHASIS PLACED ON HIRING LOCALLY FIRST, GIVING PRIORITY TO QUALIFIED LOCAL, INDIGENOUS-OWNED BUSINESSES TO BUILD KEYSTONE XL
* TC ENERGY CORP - KEYSTONE XL IS EXPECTED TO EMPLOY MORE THAN 11,000 AMERICANS IN 2021