Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Battery maker ReVolt to make Portland home | Local News | kgw.com | News for Portland Oregon and SW Washington

Battery maker ReVolt to make Portland home | Local News | kgw.com | News for Portland Oregon and SW Washington: "PORTLAND, Ore. – A rechargeable battery company picked Portland for its new headquarters,

Portland Mayor Sam Adams announced Tuesday that ReVolt Technology, LLC, expected to create as many as 250 new jobs at their factory.

“ReVolt's entry to the Portland clean-tech landscape couldn't be coming at a more vital time,” Adams said. ”ReVolt not only brings jobs and investment to our region; their innovation adds to our electric vehicle industry development and supports our economic development strategy -- that sustainability and economic prosperity go hand in hand here in Portland.'

The company said they thought Portland was the best place for building energy storage units for electric vehicles and renewable energy generation."

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