Even as Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration accepts its second consecutive national Gold Shovel Award for economic development, the state’s best business attraction days might well lie ahead. Should Kansas beat out Oklahoma in landing a $4 billion advanced manufacturing facility, reportedly a Panasonic Corp. battery plant, that single megaproject would more than double the $1.45 billion valuation of the state’s top 10 projects won in 2021. An executive last week said Panasonic is “finalizing” which U.S. state it will choose for a new battery plant site, according to Reuters.
Source: Wichita Business Journal
