Panasonic Energy Plans Major Right to Work Kansas Investment
Panasonic Energy is making a major investment soon in Right to Work De Soto, Kansas. Here, they plan to build a new EV battery facility. In order to accomplish this, the company is investing a total of $4 billion toward the project. This will also create 4,000 new jobs. So this is exciting news for the area’s economy!
From Area Development Magazine:
“As the largest private investment in Kansas history and one of the largest EV battery manufacturing plants of its kind in the country, this project will be transformative for our state’s economy, providing in total 8,000 high-quality jobs that will help more Kansans create better lives for themselves and their children. […] Winning this project has shown that Kansas has what it takes to compete on a global scale, and that our pro-business climate is driving the technological innovation needed to achieve a more prosperous and sustainable future.†[…]
“Once Governor Kelly signed APEX into law, the state gained the necessary economic development tool to pursue megaprojects that could transform the Kansas economy. […] Panasonic recognized Kansas as not just a contender, but as the ideal partner for this revolutionary project.†[…]
“Panasonic Energy made the right choice to select the Kansas City region due to our market’s strengths in EV and tech innovation. […] This announcement, alongside FIFA’s selection of KC as 2026 World Cup host city, our new single-terminal airport coming online and global tech companies investing in the market, reinforces the transformational success our region is having on a global scale.â€
AREA DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE
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