Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for Governor Visits Fuel Cell Manufacturer Altergy Systems
Eric Mettier, president and Chief executive officer of Altergy Systems, explains how parts are laser welded for use in fuel cells, to GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, during a tour of the manufacturing plant in Folsom, Calif., Wednesday, Sept.1, 2010. While speaking with reporters after the tour, Whitman blamed a lack of leadership by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for the state's failure to pass a budget two months into the new fiscal year. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
The company is all about green energy and manufactures fuel cells.
The event was not open to public. It was instead open to business leaders, to share ideas about what companies need to thrive.
“Lets be smart about this,” said Whitman to the crowd. “We can have very good standards in California but we have to make it possible for small businesses to do business.”
The main topic on the table was jobs.
Whitman’s mission might sound ambitious: a pledge for 2 million new jobs in the private sector by 2015. She chose to speak at Altergy Systems because the company keeps expanding and is poised to add more and more career opportunities.
She calls the business an example of what makes California great.
