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Obama: Manufacturing Plant Signals Rebound

July 15, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

Today I joined President Barack Obama in Holland to celebrate the construction of Compact Power’s new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing plant. The facility, expected to create approximately 440 direct jobs and more than 800 spin-off jobs in West Michigan by 2015, is part of the state’s long-term strategy to make Michigan a center for advanced [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, automotive manufacturing, global automotive innovation

LG Chem Will Build First N. American Battery Plant in Holland

March 12, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

LG Chem announced this week that it will build its first North American lithium ion battery plant in Holland. The $303 million facility will generate hundreds of jobs and, along with Johnson Controls’ Holland-area battery plant, make northwest Michigan the epicenter of the Western Hemisphere’s lithium ion battery production, an emerging market that is expected [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic development attraction/retention programs, economic development partnerships, Economic Growth, green manufacturing

Great Time to Grow Your Business in Michigan

March 1, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

From solar shingles and advanced batteries to boats and scrap-tire recycling, Michigan is putting in place a diversified economy where firms across a wide spectrum of industries find success and grow new jobs. With assistance from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, 10 companies announced yesterday that they are choosing to grow in Michigan and another [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic development partnerships, economic diversification, Economic Growth, electric vehicle manufacturing, Green Technology

Dow Projects Will Energize Michigan

February 26, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

A few weeks ago, I shared the news that Midland had been selected as the site to manufacture Dow Chemical’s revolutionary new PowerHouse solar shingles. This week, Dow announced it will partner with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a new Center of Energy Excellence to produce carbon fibers for use in the wind-energy sector. [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic development partnerships, economic diversification, Economic Growth, green manufacturing, Green Technology, wind energy

The Volt will provide a positive jolt to Michigan’s economy

December 7, 2009 Advanced Energy Storage

Michigan got a big dose of good news when General Motors Co. announced today it will invest $336 million upgrading its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant for production of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car. The investment, which was announced during an event at the plant with Gov. Jennifer Granholm, boosts GM’s total investment in the Volt project [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, Economic Growth, Green Technology

Another Step Closer to Becoming the Alternative Energy Capital of North America

October 7, 2009 Entrepreneurship

Yesterday’s announcement by Georgia-based Suniva Inc. that the manufacturer of solar panels plans to invest $250 million in a new manufacturing facility in Saginaw County’s Thomas Township and create 500 new jobs over the next five years and news that the transformational alternative energy project in Wixom at the former Ford Wixom Assembly plant is moving [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, Economic Growth, solar industry, wind energy

State’s Plan to Diversify Economy is Working

September 14, 2009 Industry Sectors

Plans to transform the former Ford Wixom Assembly plant into a $725 million renewable energy park anchored by Xtreme Power and Clairvoyant Solar are a testament to Michigan’s aggressive economic diversification strategy. The project is expected to provide up to 4,000 direct jobs and an additional 10,000 supplier and indirect jobs.
Governor Granholm is working hard [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, Economic Growth, electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle R&D, global automotive innovation, green manufacturing, Green Technology, manufacturing diversification

Michigan is epicenter of new U.S. advanced battery industry

August 10, 2009 Advanced Energy Storage

These front page headlines say it all : “A BILLION-DOLLAR JOLT FOR STATE,” “BATTERY GRANT: $1.36 billion makes us center of technology,” and “JOBS: Up to 40,000 possible, with 6,800 in next 18 months.”
Michigan is working harder than any other state to become the advanced battery capital of the world. And, now our work is [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, Economic Growth, electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle R&D, global automotive innovation, green manufacturing, Green Technology