Posted on Jul 14, 2022
Kansas landed a $4 billion Panasonic factory in De Soto that will make batteries for Tesla
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State officials announced that Panasonic Energy chose Kansas for the plant because of its tax rates and taxpayer incentives.
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TOPEKA, Kansas — A subsidiary of Japanese industrial giant Panasonic Corp. announced plans Wednesday to build a $4 billion plant to make batteries for electric vehicles on the site of a former ammunition plant at the western edge of the Kansas City area.
Officials promised a payroll that will eventually cover some 4,000 jobs and predicted that thousands of other jobs in the region will spring from the factory in De Soto, Kansas. State subsidies topping $829 million for the project are tied to employment levels.
“We will be the production epicenter for batteries that will power the increasing demand for EVs in a more sustainable world," Gov. Laura Kelly said. “Innovations happening right here in Kansas will accelerate the future of electric vehicles on a global scale.”
This story has been updated.
TOPEKA, Kansas — A subsidiary of Japanese industrial giant Panasonic Corp. announced plans Wednesday to build a $4 billion plant to make batteries for electric vehicles on the site of a former ammunition plant at the western edge of the Kansas City area.
Officials promised a payroll that will eventually cover some 4,000 jobs and predicted that thousands of other jobs in the region will spring from the factory in De Soto, Kansas. State subsidies topping $829 million for the project are tied to employment levels.
“We will be the production epicenter for batteries that will power the increasing demand for EVs in a more sustainable world," Gov. Laura Kelly said. “Innovations happening right here in Kansas will accelerate the future of electric vehicles on a global scale.”
Kansas landed a $4 billion Panasonic factory in De Soto that will make batteries for Tesla
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Lt Col Charlie Brown Good news for those who live in that area who are lucky enough to get hired to work there.
I do have a problem however with giving massive amounts of money to the company to locate there and at taxpayer expense. This cuts out smaller communities who would like to have corporations with these job offerings who could not afford to pay the company to build in their area.
I do have a problem however with giving massive amounts of money to the company to locate there and at taxpayer expense. This cuts out smaller communities who would like to have corporations with these job offerings who could not afford to pay the company to build in their area.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Cpl Vic Burk I'm Glad to Hear they found a Use for an Old Superfund Site. While it really doesn't address the Hazmat already in the Ground from the Original Sunflower Army Gunpowder Plant, Actually May Actually Compound the Problem. It's Jobs. We'll See How things Progress!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The Star was the first local news outlet to name Panasonic as the likely company behind the secretive legislation in February. In March, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that Pansonic planned to build a new American mega factory to produce a new type of electric battery for Tesla.
Panasonic will build its sprawling new factory just south of De Soto at the Sunflower Army Ammunition site. The U.S. Army has been working for years to clean up the World War II-era site, believed to be the largest undeveloped site in the Kansas City metro area.
While the Army’s cleanup efforts will continue for years, officials say more than 1,100 acres of the site are near shovel-ready and should receive their final state and federal environmental approvals soon.
In January, De Soto annexed 6,000 acres of the Sunflower site as it geared up for major redevelopment. The Sunflower plant sits south of K-10 between Lawrence and Olathe. The De Soto City Council approved the first step of a massive incentive package that will help the developer fund demolition and environmental cleanup.
Plans for tax increment financing were on a council agenda last week but held at the developer’s request, an official said. The council did approve a measure that reduces regulations on manufacturers of batteries and other electronics."...
..."The Star was the first local news outlet to name Panasonic as the likely company behind the secretive legislation in February. In March, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that Pansonic planned to build a new American mega factory to produce a new type of electric battery for Tesla.
Panasonic will build its sprawling new factory just south of De Soto at the Sunflower Army Ammunition site. The U.S. Army has been working for years to clean up the World War II-era site, believed to be the largest undeveloped site in the Kansas City metro area.
While the Army’s cleanup efforts will continue for years, officials say more than 1,100 acres of the site are near shovel-ready and should receive their final state and federal environmental approvals soon.
In January, De Soto annexed 6,000 acres of the Sunflower site as it geared up for major redevelopment. The Sunflower plant sits south of K-10 between Lawrence and Olathe. The De Soto City Council approved the first step of a massive incentive package that will help the developer fund demolition and environmental cleanup.
Plans for tax increment financing were on a council agenda last week but held at the developer’s request, an official said. The council did approve a measure that reduces regulations on manufacturers of batteries and other electronics."...
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