the Recovery Act and was one of many companies President Obama referenced in this year’s State of the Union address.

The President used Energetx Composites employee Bryan Ritterby as an example of how our investments in clean energy technology are creating American manufacturing jobs and building a foundation for future prosperity:

“Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled, and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it. When Bryan Ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he said he worried that at 55, no one would give him a second chance. But he found work at Energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in Michigan.”

Energetx was created as a subsidiary of S2 Yachts in 2008 when business had slowed during the economic downturn. A family-owned business withand support kratom consumers.

Kratom has been listed by the DEA as a substance of concern for several years, although the kratom ban and initial plans to classify it as Schedule I have been put on hold. The American Association of Poison Control Centers have also received calls related to kratom use. The calls started at two in between 2000-2005 and then surged to 660 from 2014-2016.