{"id":1004180735,"date":"2017-06-15T09:51:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T17:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004180735"},"modified":"2022-12-09T01:53:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T09:53:51","slug":"camel-energy-enters-ann-arbor-plans-to-invest-5m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/camel-energy-enters-ann-arbor-plans-to-invest-5m\/","title":{"rendered":"Camel Energy Enters Ann Arbor, Plans to Invest $5M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Roxana Baiceanu<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004180736\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Paul-Krutko-President-CEO-of-Ann-Arbor-SPARK.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004180736\" data-attachment-id=\"1004180736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/camel-energy-enters-ann-arbor-plans-to-invest-5m\/paul-krutko-president-ceo-of-ann-arbor-spark\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Paul-Krutko-President-CEO-of-Ann-Arbor-SPARK.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paul Krutko, President &#038; CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paul Krutko, President &#038; CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Paul-Krutko-President-CEO-of-Ann-Arbor-SPARK.png?w=800\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1004180736 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Paul-Krutko-President-CEO-of-Ann-Arbor-SPARK.png\" alt=\"Paul Krutko, President &amp; CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Paul-Krutko-President-CEO-of-Ann-Arbor-SPARK.png 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Paul-Krutko-President-CEO-of-Ann-Arbor-SPARK.png?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/06\/Paul-Krutko-President-CEO-of-Ann-Arbor-SPARK.png?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004180736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Krutko, president &amp; CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Camel Energy, a subsidiary of Camel Group New Energy Battery Academy Co., will be coming to the Ann Arbor region, Mich. The battery manufacturer plans to invest $4.6 million in a research and development center in Pittsfield, Mich., which will bring more than 40 engineering and technical jobs to\u00a0the area.<\/p>\n<h2>Camel Energy R&amp;D Center a Joint Effort<\/h2>\n<p>The company received a $300,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and will also be\u00a0assisted\u00a0by Ann Arbor SPARK and the Pittsfield Township in filling in the jobs. Camel Energy selected Ann Arbor over other development sites in Texas and California.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201c<em>Attracting foreign investment to the Ann Arbor region is a way to ensure our long-term economic prosperity,<\/em>\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/landline-creative-labs-triggers-ypsilanti-revival\/\">Paul Krutko<\/a>, president &amp; CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK, in prepared remarks. \u201c<em>Ann Arbor has long been known as a place where energy companies can innovate, from fuel cells to batteries to alternative energy, and Camel Energy will build on that legacy. Camel Energy choosing the Ann Arbor region is a signal to other energy companies that there\u2019s a depth of skilled talent here.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Image via LinkedIn<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The battery manufacturer plans to base its research and development headquarters in Pittsfield, Mich., with help from Ann Arbor SPARK and the Michigan Economic Development Corp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":1004180736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1491,21781,21748,13,21742],"tags":[36205,36201,36204],"class_list":["post-1004180735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicago","category-corporate-real-estate","category-industrial","category-midwest","category-latest","tag-ann-arbor-spark","tag-camel-energy","tag-michigan-economic-development-corporation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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