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Pontiac Boost: Battery Firm to Lease Past GM Space, Create 300-plus Jobs

January 23, 2015, 7:53 AM


The Centerpoint Campus

The city of Pontiac is getting a little boost.

Justin Blitchok of The Oakland Press reports that an advanced battery technology company is moving to a former General Motors facility on Pontiac’s Centerpoint Campus, creating more than 300 manufacturing jobs.

He writes: 

Energy Power Systems announced Thursday that it has leased 150,000 square feet of space from California-based Industrial Realty Group, which purchased 154 acres of former General Motors property near South Boulevard and Opdyke Road in December.

The low-emissions factory is expected to open in early 2016, producing batteries for fuel-efficient, start/stop and micro-hybrid vehicles, energy storage, renewable energy integration and charging components for electric vehicles.


Read more:  The Oakland Press


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