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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

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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

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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

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Michigan to Host the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Competition Phase

January 21, 2010 Advanced Manufacturing

Last week, during the press preview of the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, it was announced that Michigan will be the proud host of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE intensive, multi-stage testing competition phase of its 50-plus super fuel-efficient vehicles.  This is an exciting opportunity for the state of Michigan and the [...]

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Tagged as: economic development partnerships, electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle R&D, global automotive innovation, Green Technology

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Michigan is Competing

October 26, 2007 Industry Sectors

Michigan is competing nationally and globally to attract new businesses and grow those already here. Whether the prospects are in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Traverse City or Marquette, we are all on the Michigan team, and strong partnerships and good teamwork are essential to successful economic development. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) itself is [...]

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Tagged as: economic development partnerships, Economic Growth, Resources

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Big Mo for Motown

September 14, 2007 Industry Sectors

Everyone knows what “Mo” stands for in Motown, but as I was driving around Detroit recently a new meaning came to me – momentum. There are many great things happening in Detroit on the economic development front that continue to illustrate a truly remarkable comeback story. With assistance from the MEDC’s brownfield redevelopment program, historic [...]

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Tagged as: brownfield redevelopment, economic development partnerships, economic diversification, Economic Growth, high tech jobs, manufacturing diversification, Pure Michigan, Tourism Industry

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Positive Returns

September 7, 2007 Industry Sectors

On the same day Governor Granholm and the MEDC announced that Spain-based aerospace company Aernnova had chosen Michigan for its new, state-of-the-art technical center as a result of a state tax credit we awarded the company, I found myself at a public forum debating with someone who holds that we should not offer such incentives. [...]

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Tagged as: aerospace industry, economic development attraction/retention programs, economic development partnerships, economic diversification, Economic Growth, manufacturing diversification, Michigan Advantage, Upper Hand

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