Anderson can do high tech: Altairnano expands

On June 28, 2007, the Herald-Bulletin includes these paragraphs in its story on the Flagship opening:

Altairnano Technologies will be the first business to occupy the building, taking up 30,000 square feet for expansion and manufacturing. The company, which develops and manufactures long-life, advanced-technology batteries, started at the Flagship Enterprise Center in October with only eight employees. It now has 31 employees and plans to grow more as its client Phoenix Motorcar and others start ordering more batteries.

“In the near future, we’ll be adding additional people,” said David Lynch, director for operations at the company’s Anderson location.

The space the company holds now is too crowded, and the company needs to expand, he said.

“We pack our materials on the dock because we don’t have the room,” Lynch said.

The announcement of Altairnano’s expansion was coupled with the dedication of the Flagship Accelerator. The “90-day wonder,” as Mayor Kevin Smith named it in his Meat and Potatoes e-newsletter, was actually built in 78 days, Charles Staley, president and CEO of the Flagship Enterprise Center, said.