September 28, 2025 - eBliss Global, an e-bike manufacturer, is expanding its operations into Utica, NY, with an investment of more than $4.1 million and an initial goal of producing 15,000 units annually.

The expansion is slated to create at least 40 jobs. Empire State Development (ESD) is supporting the project and the company’s job creation goals with up to $500,000 in performance-based Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits.

ESD has committed more than $12.7 million to the infrastructure and redevelopment of Harbor Point in downtown Utica where eBliss Global will be located, including nearly $480,000 to the recently opened promenade, and $1.25 million to the apartments and commercial space currently under construction.

eBliss Global is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founder and CEO Bill Klehm has a history in the automotive industry and ran Fallbrook Technologies, which developed the NuVinci variable transmission drivetrain.