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The Lakeshore Advantage

Auto/Economy
8:58 pm
Wed August 10, 2011

Holland hopes to become leader in advanced battery manufacturing

Graphic demonstrating Michigan's 'smart coast'.
Credit Michigansmartcoast.com
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Thursday President Obama heads to Holland, Michigan. Mr. Obama will tour a new plant that will make lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid cars.

Michigan’s newly-branded “smart coast” welcomes Obama for the second time in 13 months. Last summer he came to the ground breaking of a different battery plant.

Randy Thelan is president of the non-profit, economic development group in the region, The Lakeshore Advantage.

“We are the advanced energy storage capital of all of North America and we see this as a great opportunity going forward.”

Advanced energy storage is a fancy phrase for long-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

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