Marty Mares breaks through the ribbon to symbolize the grand opening of Motor Excellence’s new 13,000 sq.ft. eBike motor manufacturing facility
Motor Excellence Exceeds Expectations, Expands Operations
ACA Grantee in Flagstaff Opens 13,000-sq.-ft. Manufacturing Facility
Flagstaff, AZ (May 19, 2011) – When Motor Excellence, an innovative clean technology company in Flagstaff designing high efficiency electric motors, received a $962,000 grant from the 21st Century Grant Program coordinated by the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) in 2009, it hired five new workers the next day. The grant program is designed to utilize federal stimulus funds to invest in and promote energy efficient and renewable energy products manufactured in Arizona.
Motor Excellence planned to leverage the grant funding to grow from its then 5,000-square-foot facility into an additional 13,000-square-foot manufacturing facility by 2011, and from 19 to 70 total employees by the end of 2013. This month, the Company’s headcount is already 40 with plans to reach 70 total employees by year-end 2011, two full years ahead of schedule.
