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is applying for a $100 million gran t through the federal stimulus package to builds a facility that wouldproduce lithium-ion cells and integratde batteries for a variety of uses. “This factorgy of the future will help the administration reacnh its goals to stimulate the economy by creatinhg an estimated 800 new jobs within threed years and will accelerate the market for and reducew the costs of renewable energy technologiess inthe U.S.,” said Saft America CEO Thomas Alcidee in a news release.
The company, which employs 4,00o0 worldwide, wants to manufacture batteries formilitary aviation, smart grid support, broadband back-upl power and emerging applications, such as renewable energy storage. Saft America’as coming to Jacksonville depends on the state allowing the city to use the federa l stimulus grant program for theproposed facility. “We are very supportivee of Saft’s efforts to potentiallh invest millions of dollars in both capital and salaries in particularly during this difficulteconomic time,” Mayor John Peyto n said in a news release.
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