Kansas Leans into Innovation, Lands Historic Results
April 5, 2023
By Kansas Department of Commerce
Often known in the past as a “middle of the pack” state, Kansas is now an “alpha wolf” when it comes to economic success.
And the state is still hungry.
In July 2022, Governor Laura Kelly announced the biggest private investment in state history when Panasonic Energy chose De Soto, Kansas, for a $4 billion plant to produce new generation, high-capacity EV batteries for multiple automakers.
As one of the largest EV battery manufacturing facilities of its kind, the Panasonic plant will help power th...
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