By training, certifying and placing Richmond residents into tech jobs while supporting our environment is a win -
win economic development opportunity that my office wholeheartedly supports.
The difference highlights an
opportunity for
economic development that escaped Michigan when GM decided to have the Volt's lithium - ion cells manufactured overseas (a point lost in many early reports, which hailed the move as a major Michigan
win), rather than in its home state — despite up to $ 335 million in tax incentives for battery
development, manufacture, and assembly.